Percidae

Greenbreast darter

Etheostoma jordani

Seven Point Nine Centimeters Percid Fish of North American Waters

• Green
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

The greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) 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 southeastern United States, where it occurs in the systems of the Alabama River and the Black Warrior River. It is an inhabitant of streams and rocky riffles of creeks and smaller rivers.