Scientific name Etheostoma | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Rainbow darter, Fantail darter, Greenside darter, Johnny darter, Fountain darter |
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.
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![Etheostoma Etheostoma osburni Wikipedia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/etheostoma-38b38797-069b-4ab3-be97-ccb1b0d55d4-resize-750.jpg)
Darter spawning etheostoma
Species
There are currently 157 recognized species in this genus:
![Etheostoma Fishes of Texas Etheostoma artesiae](https://alchetron.com/cdn/etheostoma-e9e785ce-bd09-4859-b485-aae1da57c67-resize-750.jpeg)
![Etheostoma Redband darter photo Etheostoma luteovinctum G107576 ARKive](https://alchetron.com/cdn/etheostoma-bc4669da-eb97-4c83-8e64-88352a391f8-resize-750.jpeg)
![Etheostoma Etheostoma osburni candy darter Candy darter Giles Co Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/etheostoma-242d42bd-c583-4f0c-bed4-443be05e610-resize-750.jpeg)
![Etheostoma Etheostoma asprigene Mud Darter 5972500](https://alchetron.com/cdn/etheostoma-b8192bc8-eddc-4e49-a4f0-b34bebd16c2-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Etheostoma Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA