Bluebreast darter

Etheostoma camurum

Eight Point Four Centimeters Percid Fish from North American Waters

Blue
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Temperate fish

The bluebreast darter (Nothonotus camurus) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the genus Nothonotus, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the eastern United States from New York and Illinois to Tennessee and North Carolina.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 8.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: Ohio River basin from western New York to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee River in North Carolina and Tennessee in the USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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