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native to North America. Most are restricted to the

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. They are commonly known as

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, 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.Smith, R.J.F. (1992): Alarm signals in fishes. ''Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2 (1): 33-63.''

Species

The 157 recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Etheostoma acuticeps The sharphead darter (''Etheostoma acuticeps'') 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 the ...

'' R. M. Bailey, 1959 (sharphead darter) * ''

Etheostoma akatulo The bluemask darter (''Etheostoma akatulo'') 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 the eas ...

'' Layman & Mayden, 2009 (bluemask darter) * ''

Etheostoma artesiae The redspot darter (''Etheostoma artesiae'') 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 the Uni ...

'' ( O. P. Hay, 1881) (redspot darter) * ''

Etheostoma asprigene The mud darter (''Etheostoma asprigene'') 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 the lowlan ...

'' ( S. A. Forbes, 1878) (mud darter) * ''

Etheostoma atripinne The Cumberland snubnose darter (''Etheostoma atripinne'') 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. This species ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Cumberland snubnose darter) * ''

Etheostoma australe The Conchos darter (''Etheostoma australe'') 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 the Co ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Conchos darter) * '' Etheostoma autumnale'' Mayden, 2010 (autumn darter) * '' Etheostoma baileyi'' Page & Burr, 1982 (emerald darter) * ''

Etheostoma barbouri The teardrop darter (''Etheostoma barbouri'') 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 the ea ...

'' Kuehne & J. W. Small, 1971 (teardrop darter) * '' Etheostoma barrenense'' Burr & Page, 1982 (splendid darter) * '' Etheostoma basilare'' Page,

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& Near, 2003 (corrugated darter) * '' Etheostoma bellator'' Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1993 (warrior darter) * '' Etheostoma bellum'' Zorach, 1968 (orangefin darter) * '' Etheostoma bison''

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& Page, 1997 (buffalo darter) * ''

Etheostoma blennioides The greenside darter (''Etheostoma blennioides'') 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 inhabits swift r ...

'' Rafinesque, 1819 (greenside darter) * ''

Etheostoma blennius The blenny darter (''Etheostoma blennius'') 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 a poorly known speci ...

'' C. H. Gilbert &

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, 1887 (blenny darter) * ''

Etheostoma boschungi The slackwater darter (''Etheostoma boschungi'') is a small species of the freshwater ray-finned fish and a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. Some au ...

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, 1974 (slackwater darter) * ''

Etheostoma brevirostrum The holiday darter (''Etheostoma brevirostrum'') 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 found in the so ...

'' Suttkus & Etnier, 1991 (holiday darter) * ''

Etheostoma brevispinum The Carolina fantail darter (''Etheostoma brevispinum'') is a small 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 e ...

'' ( Coker, 1926) (Carolina fantail darter) * ''

Etheostoma burri The brook darter (''Etheostoma burri'') is a small 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 the ea ...

'' Ceas & Page, 1997 (brook darter) * '' Etheostoma caeruleum'' D. H. Storer, 1845 (rainbow darter) * '' Etheostoma camurum'' ( Cope, 1870) (bluebreast darter) * '' Etheostoma cervus''

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& Mayden, 2003 (Chickasaw darter) * '' Etheostoma chermocki''

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, Mayden & Tomelleri, 1992 (vermilion darter) * '' Etheostoma chienense'' Page & Ceas, 1992 (relict darter) * '' Etheostoma chlorobranchium'' Zorach, 1972 (greenfin darter) * ''

Etheostoma chlorosomum The bluntnose darter (''Etheostoma chlorosomum'') 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 found in easte ...

'' (O. P. Hay, 1881) (bluntnose darter) * '' Etheostoma chuckwachatte'' Mayden & R. M. Wood, 1993 (lipstick darter) * ''

Etheostoma cinereum The ashy darter (''Etheostoma cinereum'') 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 the easter ...

'' D. H. Storer, 1845 (ashy darter) * ''

Etheostoma clinton The beaded darter (''Etheostoma clinton'') 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 found in the upper Ca ...

'' Mayden & Layman, 2012 (beaded darter) * ''

Etheostoma collettei The Creole darter (''Etheostoma collettei'') 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 the Ea ...

'' Birdsong & L. W. Knapp, 1969 (creole darter) * ''

Etheostoma collis The Carolina darter (''Etheostoma collis'') 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 the east ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs &

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, 1935) (Carolina darter) * '' Etheostoma colorosum'' Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1993 (coastal darter) * '' Etheostoma coosae'' ( Fowler, 1945) (Coosa darter) * '' Etheostoma corona'' Page & Ceas, 1992 (crown darter) * ''

Etheostoma cragini The Arkansas darter (''Etheostoma cragini'') 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 the Uni ...

'' C. H. Gilbert, 1885 (Arkansas darter) * '' Etheostoma crossopterum'' Braasch & Mayden, 1985 (fringed darter) * '' Etheostoma davisoni'' O. P. Hay, 1885 (Choctawhatchee darter) * '' Etheostoma denoncourti'' Stauffer & van Snik, 1997 (golden darter) * '' Etheostoma derivativum'' Page, Hardman & Near, 2003 (stone darter) * ''

Etheostoma ditrema The coldwater darter (''Etheostoma ditrema'') 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 the Un ...

'' Ramsey & Suttkus, 1965 (coldwater darter) * '' Etheostoma douglasi'' R. M. Wood & Mayden, 1993 (Tuskaloosa darter) * ''

Etheostoma duryi ''Etheostoma duryi'', the black darter, is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the drainage of the Tennessee River in the states of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anth ...

'' Henshall, 1889 (black darter) * ''

Etheostoma edwini The brown darter (''Etheostoma edwini'') 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 the eastern ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs &

, 1935) (brown darter) * '' Etheostoma erythrozonum'' Switzer & R. M. Wood, 2009 (Meramec saddled darter) * ''

Etheostoma etnieri The cherry darter (''Etheostoma etnieri'') 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 the upper ...

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, 1977 (cherry darter) * '' Etheostoma etowahae'' R. M. Wood & Mayden, 1993 (Etowah darter) * '' Etheostoma euzonum'' (C. L. Hubbs & J. D. Black, 1940) (Arkansas saddled darter) * ''

Etheostoma exile ''Etheostoma exile'', the Iowa darter, 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, along with about 17 ot ...

'' ( Girard, 1859) (Iowa darter) * '' Etheostoma faulkneri'' Sterling & Warren, 2020 (Yoknapatawpha darter) * '' Etheostoma flabellare'' Rafinesque, 1819 (fantail darter) * ''

Etheostoma flavum The saffron darter (''Etheostoma flavum'') 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 the easte ...

'' Etnier & R. M. Bailey, 1989 (saffron darter) * '' Etheostoma fonticola'' (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (fountain darter) * ''

Etheostoma forbesi The Barrens darter (''Etheostoma forbesi'') 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 the easte ...

'' Page & Ceas, 1992 (barrens darter) * '' Etheostoma fragi'' Distler, 1968 (strawberry darter) * '' Etheostoma fricksium'' Hildebrand, 1923 (savannah darter) * '' Etheostoma fusiforme'' (Girard, 1854) (swamp darter) * ''

Etheostoma gore ''Etheostoma gore'' (Cumberland darter) is a freshwater fish found in Kentucky and Tennessee in the Cumberland River drainage below Cumberland Falls. It was named after the 45th vice-president of the United States, Al Gore, for his environmental ...

'' Mayden & Layman, 2012 (Cumberland darter) * ''

Etheostoma gracile ''Etheostoma gracile'', the slough darter, is a small species of ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae which includes the perches, ruffs and pike-perches. It inhabits slow to moderately flowi ...

'' (Girard, 1859) (slough darter) * '' Etheostoma grahami'' (Girard, 1859) (Rio Grande darter) * '' Etheostoma gutselli'' (Hildebrand, 1932) (Tuckasegee darter) * ''

Etheostoma histrio The harlequin darter (''Etheostoma histrio'') is a species of ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae which includes the perches, ruffes and pike-perches. It is endemic to the eastern half of th ...

'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1887 (harlequin darter) * '' Etheostoma hopkinsi'' (Fowler, 1945) (Christmas darter) * '' Etheostoma inscriptum'' (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (turquoise darter) * '' Etheostoma jessiae'' (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (blueside darter) * ''

Etheostoma jimmycarter The bluegrass darter (''Etheostoma jimmycarter'') is a fish found in the Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee. It was named after the 39th president of the United States Jimmy Carter for his environmental leadership and accomplishments ...

'' Mayden & Layman, 2012 (bluegrass darter) * ''

Etheostoma jordani The greenbreast darter (''Etheostoma jordani'') 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 the ...

'' C. H. Gilbert, 1891 (greenbreast darter) * '' Etheostoma juliae''

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, 1891 (yoke darter) * '' Etheostoma kanawhae'' (

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, 1941) (Kanawha darter) * '' Etheostoma kantuckeense'' Ceas & Page, 1997 (Highland Rim darter) * '' Etheostoma kennicotti'' ( Putnam, 1863) (stripetail darter) * '' Etheostoma lachneri'' Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1994 (Tombigbee darter) * '' Etheostoma lawrencei'' Ceas & Burr, 2002 (headwater darter) * ''

Etheostoma lemniscatum The tuxedo darter (''Etheostoma lemniscatum'') 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 the S ...

'' Blanton, 2008 (tuxedo darter) * '' Etheostoma lepidum'' (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853) (greenthroat darter) * '' Etheostoma longimanum'' D. S. Jordan, 1888 (longfin darter) * '' Etheostoma lugoi'' S. M. Norris & W. L. Minckley, 1997 (tufa darter) * ''

Etheostoma luteovinctum The redband darter (''Etheostoma luteovinctum'') 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 the ...

'' C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (redband darter) * '' Etheostoma lynceum'' O. P. Hay, 1885 (brighteye darter) * '' Etheostoma maculatum'' Kirtland, 1840 (spotted darter) * '' Etheostoma mariae'' (Fowler, 1947) (pinewoods darter) * '' Etheostoma marmorpinnum'' Blanton & R. E. Jenkins, 2008 (marbled darter) * ''

Etheostoma maydeni The redlips darter (''Etheostoma maydeni'') 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 the east ...

'' Powers & Kuhajda, 2012 (redlips darter) * ''

Etheostoma microperca The least darter (''Etheostoma microperca''), 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 generally found ...

'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1888 (least darter) * ''

Etheostoma mihileze The sunburst darter (''Etheostoma mihileze'') 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 found in the Arkan ...

'' Mayden, 2010 (sunburst darter) * '' Etheostoma moorei'' Raney & Suttkus, 1964 (yellowcheek darter) * ''

Etheostoma nebra ''Etheostoma nebra'' 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 the eastern United States, where ...

'' Near & M. R. Thomas, 2015 (buck darter) Near, T.J. & Thomas, M.R. (2015): A New Barcheek Darter Species from Buck Creek (Cumberland River System), Kentucky (Percidae: Etheostomatinae: ''Catonotus'': ''Oopareia''). ''Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 56 (2): 127–146.'' * '' Etheostoma neopterum'' W. M. Howell & Dingerkus, 1978 (lollipop darter) * '' Etheostoma nianguae'' C. H. Gilbert &

, 1887 (Niangua darter) * ''

Etheostoma nigripinne The blackfin darter (''Etheostoma nigripinne'') 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 the e ...

'' Braasch & Mayden, 1985 (blackfin darter) * ''

Etheostoma nigrum The johnny darter (''Etheostoma nigrum'') 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 native to shallow wa ...

'' Rafinesque, 1820 (johnny darter) * ''

Etheostoma nuchale The watercress darter (''Etheostoma nuchale'') 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 the e ...

'' W. M. Howell & R. D. Caldwell, 1965 (watercress darter) * ''

Etheostoma obama ''Etheostoma obama'', the spangled darter, 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 the east ...

'' Mayden & Layman, 2012 (spangled darter) * '' Etheostoma obeyense''

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, 1892 (barcheek darter) * ''

Etheostoma occidentale The West Rim darter (''Etheostoma occidentale'') 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 the ...

'' Powers & Mayden, 2007 (West Rim darter) * '' Etheostoma okaloosae'' (Fowler, 1941) (Okaloosa darter) * ''

Etheostoma olivaceum The sooty darter (''Etheostoma olivaceum'') 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 the eastern ...

'' Braasch & Page, 1979 (sooty darter) * ''

Etheostoma olmstedi The tessellated darter (''Etheostoma olmstedi'') 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 native to Canad ...

'' D. H. Storer, 1842 (tessellated darter) * '' Etheostoma oophylax''

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Etheostoma orientale The East Rim darter (''Etheostoma orientale'') 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 the e ...

'' Powers & Mayden, 2007 (East Rim darter) * ''

Etheostoma osburni ''Etheostoma osburni'', the candy darter or finescale saddled darter, is a species of fish in the family Percidae, a member of the group known as darters. This species is endemic to the eastern United States where it is known only from the Kanawh ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1932) (candy darter) * ''

Etheostoma pallididorsum The paleback darter (''Etheostoma pallididorsum'') 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 A ...

'' Distler & Metcalf, 1962 (paleback darter) * ''

Etheostoma parvipinne The goldstripe darter (''Etheostoma parvipinne'') 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 th ...

'' C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (goldstripe darter) * '' Etheostoma percnurum'' R. E. Jenkins, 1994 (duskytail darter) * '' Etheostoma perlongum'' C. L. Hubbs &

, 1946) (Waccamaw darter) * '' Etheostoma phytophilum'' Bart & M. S. Taylor, 1999 (rush darter) * '' Etheostoma planasaxatile'' Powers & Mayden, 2007 (duck darter) * '' Etheostoma podostemone'' D. S. Jordan & O. P. Jenkins, 1889 (riverweed darter) * ''

Etheostoma pottsii The Mexican darter (''Etheostoma pottsii''), also known as the Chihuahua darter or Mexican darter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perc ...

'' (Girard, 1859) (Chihuahua darter) * ''

Etheostoma proeliare The cypress darter (''Etheostoma proeliare'') 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 fresh ...

'' (O. P. Hay, 1881) (cypress darter) * ''

Etheostoma pseudovulatum The egg-mimic darter (''Etheostoma pseudovulatum'') 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 t ...

'' Page & Ceas, 1992 (egg-mimic darter) * '' Etheostoma punctulatum'' (

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, 1854) (stippled darter) * '' Etheostoma pyrrhogaster'' R. M. Bailey & Etnier, 1988 (firebelly darter) * '' Etheostoma radiosum'' (C. L. Hubbs & J. D. Black, 1941) (orangebelly darter) * ''

Etheostoma rafinesquei The Kentucky darter (''Etheostoma rafinesquei'') 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 the ...

'' Burr & Page, 1982 (Kentucky darter) * '' Etheostoma ramseyi'' Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1994 (Alabama darter) * '' Etheostoma raneyi'' Suttkus & Bart, 1994 (Yazoo darter) * '' Etheostoma rubrum'' Raney & Suttkus, 1966 (bayou darter) * '' Etheostoma rufilineatum'' (Cope, 1870) (redline darter) * '' Etheostoma rupestre'' C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (rock darter) * '' Etheostoma sagitta'' (D. S. Jordan & Swain, 1883) (arrow darter) * '' Etheostoma saludae'' (C. L. Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) (saluda darter) * '' Etheostoma scotti''

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, Etnier & Burkhead, 1995 (Cherokee darter) * ''

Etheostoma segrex ''Etheostoma'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Percidae native to North America. Most are restricted to the United States, but species are also found in Canada and Mexico. They are commonly known as darters, although the term "d ...

'' S. M. Norris & W. L. Minckley, 1997 (Río Salado darter) * '' Etheostoma sellare'' (

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& W. W. Welsh, 1913) (Maryland darter) * '' Etheostoma sequatchiense'' Burr, 1979 (Sequatchie darter) * '' Etheostoma serrifer'' (C. L. Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) (sawcheek darter) * ''

Etheostoma simoterum The snubnose darter (''Etheostoma simoterum'') 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 the s ...

'' (Cope, 1868) (snubnose darter) * '' Etheostoma sitikuense'' Blanton, 2008 (Citico darter) * '' Etheostoma smithi'' Page & Braasch, 1976 (slabrock darter) * '' Etheostoma spectabile'' (Agassiz, 1854) (orangethroat darter) * '' Etheostoma spilotum'' C. H. Gilbert, 1887 (Kentucky arrow darter, Cumberland Plateau darter) * ''

Etheostoma squamiceps The spottail darter (''Etheostoma squamiceps'') 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 the e ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1877 (spottail darter) * ''

Etheostoma stigmaeum The speckled darter (''Etheostoma stigmaeum'') 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 the ce ...

'' (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (speckled darter) * ''

Etheostoma striatulum The striated darter (''Etheostoma striatulum'') 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 the ...

'' Page & Braasch, 1977 (striated darter) * '' Etheostoma susanae'' (D. S. Jordan & Swain, 1883) (Cumberland darter) * ''

Etheostoma swaini The gulf darter (''Etheostoma swaini'') 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 found in Louisiana, Miss ...

'' (D. S. Jordan, 1884) (Gulf darter) * '' Etheostoma swannanoa'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1889 (Swannanoa darter) * '' Etheostoma tallapoosae'' Suttkus & Etnier, 1991 (Tallapoosa darter) * '' Etheostoma tecumsehi'' Ceas & Page, 1997 (Shawnee darter) * ''

Etheostoma teddyroosevelt The highland darter (''Etheostoma teddyroosevelt'') 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 found in t ...

'' Mayden & Layman, 2012 (highland darter) * ''

Etheostoma tennesseense The Tennessee darter (''Etheostoma tennesseense'') 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.{{Fishbase , Etheos ...

'' Powers & Mayden, 2007 (Tennessee darter) * ''

Etheostoma tetrazonum The Missouri saddled darter (''Etheostoma tetrazonum'') 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 ...

'' (C. L. Hubbs & J. D. Black, 1940) (Missouri saddled darter) * '' Etheostoma thalassinum'' (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (seagreen darter) * '' Etheostoma thompsoni'' Suttkus, Bart & Etnier, 2012 (gumbo darter) * '' Etheostoma tippecanoe'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1890 (Tippecanoe darter) * ''

Etheostoma trisella The trispot darter (''Etheostoma trisella'') 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 norther ...

'' R. M. Bailey & W. J. Richards, 1963 (trispot darter) * '' Etheostoma tuscumbia'' C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (Tuscumbia darter) * '' Etheostoma uniporum'' Distler, 1968 (current darter) * ''

Etheostoma variatum ''Etheostoma variatum'', the variegate darter, 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 native to the ea ...

'' Kirtland, 1838 (variegated darter) * ''

Etheostoma virgatum The striped darter (''Etheostoma virgatum'') 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 found in the lower ...

'' (D. S. Jordan, 1880) (striped darter) * ''

Etheostoma vitreum The glassy darter (''Etheostoma vitreum'') 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 found from the Bush ...

'' (Cope, 1870) (glassy darter) * '' Etheostoma vulneratum'' (Cope, 1870) (wounded darter) * '' Etheostoma wapiti'' Etnier &

, 1989 (boulder darter) * ''

Etheostoma whipplei The redfin darter (''Etheostoma whipplei'') 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 native to the south ...

'' (Girard, 1859) (redfin darter) * '' Etheostoma zonale'' (Cope, 1868) (banded darter) * ''

Etheostoma zonifer The backwater darter (''Etheostoma zonifer'') 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 the ea ...

'' C. L. Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) (backwater darter) * ''

Etheostoma zonistium The bandfin darter (''Etheostoma zonistium'') 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 the eas ...

'' R. M. Bailey & Etnier, 1988 (bandfin darter)

References

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