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Sooty darter (Etheostoma olivaceum)
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Sooty darter (Etheostoma olivaceum) specimen
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Percidae

Sooty darter

Etheostoma olivaceum

Eight Centimeters Percid Fish of North American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Restricted distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Sooty darter is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 8 cm.

Family
Percidae
Maximum length
8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: found only in the lower Caney Fork system and nearby tributaries of Cumberland River in central Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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