Bluntnose darter

Etheostoma chlorosomum

Six Centimeters Percid Fish from North American Waters

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

The bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosoma) 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 eastern North America where it is found in slower moving and still waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: Mississippi River basin from southern Minnesota to Louisiana, USA and Gulf Slope from Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama to San Antonio River drainages in Texas in the USA. Formerly in Lake Michigan drainage in Illinois, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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