Blueside darter

Etheostoma jessiae

Six Point Eight Centimeters Percid Fish of North American Waters

Blue
Temperate
Upper river
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
West Asia
Small
Temperate fish

The blueside darter (Etheostoma jessiae) is usually found in the Tennessee River drainage in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Virginia, and less commonly found in Bear Creek, Shoal Creek, and Barren Fork.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 6.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: occurs only in the middle and upper Tennessee River drainage (Bear Creek in Alabama, and upstream) of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama in the USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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