Arkansas darter

Etheostoma cragini

Near Threatened Percid Fish in the Record

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

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 United States where it is found in Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, and Oklahoma.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: known only from the Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado, USA.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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