Percidae

Bluemask darter

Etheostoma akatulo

Four Point Eight Centimeters Percid Fish

• Blue
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

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 eastern United States. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.