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Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei)
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Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) specimen
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Percidae

Kentucky darter

Etheostoma rafinesquei

Fish Reaching Six Point Five Centimeters in North American Waters

  • Temperate
  • Upper river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Kentucky darter is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 6.5 cm.

Family
Percidae
Maximum length
6.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: known only from the upper Green and Gasper River (Barren River tributary) systems in Kentucky in the USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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