Global InformationNiangua darter information
| Niangua darter | |
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Conservation status
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 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
 Threatened (ESA)[2][3] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. nianguae
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma nianguae C. H. Gilbert & Meek, 1887
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The Niangua darter (Etheostoma nianguae) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to Missouri, United States. It is found only in the Osage River Basin of central Missouri where its range historically included the Sac River, Pomme de Terre River, Niangua River, Big Tavern Creek, and Maries River.[4] It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.[2][3]
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma nianguae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T8121A13386949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8121A13386949.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Niangua darter (Etheostoma nianguae)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ a b 50 FR 24649
- ^ (Pflieger 1997)