johnny darter

Etheostoma nigrum

Seven Point Two Centimeters Percid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Black
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

The johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) 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 native to shallow waters throughout North America east of the Rocky Mountains.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 7.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Hudson Bay to southern Mississippi in the USA, and from Quebec in Canada and from Virginia in the USA to Saskatchewan in Canada and Colorado in the USA; and on Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages in the USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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