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Gumbo darter (Etheostoma thompsoni)
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Gumbo darter (Etheostoma thompsoni) specimen
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Percidae

Gumbo darter

Etheostoma thompsoni

Five Point Four Centimeters Percid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

The gumbo darter (Etheostoma thompsoni) 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.

Family
Percidae
Maximum length
5.4 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
North America: Neches, Sabine, and Calcasieu river systems in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana, USA.

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