Bloodfin darter

Nothonotus sanguifluus

Percid Fish Reaching Nine Centimeters

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

The bloodfin darter (Nothonotus sanguifluus) 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. It is endemic to the southeastern United States.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Nothonotus
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: known only from the middle Cumberland River drainages (Rockcastle River in Kentucky to Caney Fork in Tennessee) in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA. Previously regarded as a subspecies of Etheostoma maculatum (Ref. 3814 ).

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