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Typical Darters
Etheostoma
Etheostoma is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Percidae native to North America. Most are restricted to the United States, but there are also species in Canada and Mexico. They are commonly known as darters although the term "darter" is shared by several other genera. Many can produce alarm pheromones that serve to warn nearby fish in case of an attack.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 145 known species
Rainbow Darter
speciesEtheostoma caeruleum
Fantail Darter
speciesEtheostoma flabellare
Orangethroat Darter Complex
complexEtheostoma spectabile
Johnny Darter
speciesEtheostoma nigrum
Greenside Darter
speciesEtheostoma blennioides
Northern Tessellated Darter
speciesEtheostoma olmstedi
Banded Darter
speciesEtheostoma zonale
Iowa Darter
speciesEtheostoma exile
Tennessee Snubnose Darter
speciesEtheostoma simoterum
Swamp Darter
speciesEtheostoma fusiforme
Speckled Darter
speciesEtheostoma stigmaeum
Redspot Darter
speciesEtheostoma artesiae
Variegate Darter
speciesEtheostoma variatum
Saffron Darter
speciesEtheostoma flavum
Fringed Darter
speciesEtheostoma crossopterum
Slough Darter
speciesEtheostoma gracile
Gulf Darter
speciesEtheostoma swaini
Coosa Darter
speciesEtheostoma coosae
Orangebelly Darter
speciesEtheostoma radiosum
Southern Tessellated Darter
speciesEtheostoma maculaticeps
Least Darter
speciesEtheostoma microperca
Blackside Snubnose Darter
speciesEtheostoma duryi
Goldstripe Darter
speciesEtheostoma parvipinne
Bluntnose Darter
speciesEtheostoma chlorosoma
Cumberland Snubnose Darter
speciesEtheostoma atripinne
Brown Darter
speciesEtheostoma edwini
Blackfin Darter
speciesEtheostoma nigripinne
Greenthroat Darter
speciesEtheostoma lepidum
Sunburst Darter
speciesEtheostoma mihileze
Redfin Darter
speciesEtheostoma whipplei
Redband Darter
speciesEtheostoma luteovinctum
Alabama Darter
speciesEtheostoma ramseyi
Cypress Darter
speciesEtheostoma proeliare
Stripetail Darter
speciesEtheostoma kennicotti
Brighteye Darter
speciesEtheostoma lynceum
Coastal Darter
speciesEtheostoma colorosum
Cherokee Darter
speciesEtheostoma scotti
Blueside Darter
speciesEtheostoma jessiae
Spottail Darter
speciesEtheostoma squamiceps
Swannanoa Darter
speciesEtheostoma swannanoa
Guardian Darter
speciesEtheostoma oophylax
Mud Darter
speciesEtheostoma asprigene
Duck Darter
speciesEtheostoma planasaxatile
Turquoise Darter
speciesEtheostoma inscriptum
Rock Darter
speciesEtheostoma rupestre
Cherry Darter
speciesEtheostoma etnieri
Harlequin Darter
speciesEtheostoma histrio
Carolina Fantail Darter
speciesEtheostoma brevispinum
Creole Darter
speciesEtheostoma collettei
Slabrock Darter
speciesEtheostoma smithi
Stone Darter
speciesEtheostoma derivativum
Warioto Darter
speciesEtheostoma gore
Glassy Darter
speciesEtheostoma vitreum
Arkansas Darter
speciesEtheostoma cragini
Blenny Darter
speciesEtheostoma blennius
Riverweed Darter
speciesEtheostoma podostemone
Arkansas Saddled Darter
speciesEtheostoma euzonum
Holiday Darter
speciesEtheostoma brevirostrum
Seagreen Darter
speciesEtheostoma thalassinum
Splendid Darter
speciesEtheostoma barrenense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58632.