Tuxedo Darter

Etheostoma lemniscatum

Five Point Four Centimeters Percid Fish of North American Waters

Tuxedo Darter is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 5.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 5.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: USA. The Tuxedo Darter occurs in an approximately 19 km mainstem stretch of the Big South Fork Cumberland River, with most individuals observed from the mouth of Station Camp Creek, Scott County, Tennessee, to Bear Creek, McCreary County, Kentucky (Eisenhour & Burr 2000) (Ref. 79849 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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