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tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi)
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tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) specimen
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Percidae

tessellated darter

Etheostoma olmstedi

Eleven Centimeters Percid Fish of North American Waters

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • West Asia
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

tessellated darter is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 11 cm.

Family
Percidae
Maximum length
11 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: St. Lawrence River in Quebec and Ontario (absent in Maine, USA) in Canada to Altamaha River in Georgia, USA; in St. Johns River drainage in Florida and in Lake Ontario drainage in New York in the USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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