Percidae

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.