Finescale saddled darter

Etheostoma osburni

Percid Fish Reaching Ten Centimeters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Temperate fish

Etheostoma osburni, the candy darter or finescale saddled darter, is a species of fish in the family Percidae, a member of the group known as darters. This species is endemic to the eastern United States where it is known only from the Kanawha River system in the states of Virginia and West Virginia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: found only in Kanawha River drainage above Kanawha Falls in West Virginia and Virginia, USA.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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