Percidae

Christmas darter

Etheostoma hopkinsi

Six Point Six Centimeters Percid Fish from North American Waters

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

The Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi) is a species of ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae which includes the perches, ruffes and pike-perches. It is found in the Savannah, Ogeechee and Altamaha catchment areas in South Carolina and Georgia. It is a small but colorful fish, typically less than 5 cm (2 in) in total length, with blackish, red and green streaks on its flanks.