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The location of the State of Tennessee in the United States of America. Topographic map of Tennessee. The U.S. state of Tennessee has a uniquely diverse array of fresh-water fish species, owing to its large network of rivers and creeks, with major waterways in the state including the Mississippi River which forms its western border, the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, and the Duck River.
The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens), commonly known as the betta, [2] is a freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
A useful distinction is that, while the generic name Betta is italicized and capitalized, when used as a common name it is usually neither italicized nor capitalized. [5] The common name of B. pugnax, for example, is thus Penang betta. Betta splendens, the Siamese fighting fish, is often referred to simply as a "betta" in the U.S.
The 956-acre (387 ha) area is located directly across the Tennessee River from Lookout Mountain, site of an American Civil War battle. The archeological district is significant due to the prevalence of historic artifacts found within some of the most historically important Native American sites in the United States. [6]
The Sycamore Shoals is located at just over 23 miles (37 km) upstream from the mouth of the Watauga River, and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream from the river's confluence with the Doe River and 11 miles (18 km) downstream from Wilbur Dam.
Betta dimidiata is a species of gourami endemic to Kalimantan Barat in Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of swamp forest and forest streams, and can grow to a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in). [ 2 ]
The Tennessee dace (Chrosomus tennesseensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States; particularly in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, [2] and parts of extreme northwest Georgia. [3] Until recently, they were considered a subspecies of mountain redbelly dace. [4]
Shady Valley, a town and mountain valley in Tennessee. After the Pleistocene ice ages, species and ecosystems that had shifted southward often survived in local refugia.As a result, cold-adapted ecosystems, such as bogs, remain as far south as East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. [4]