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
Water type: Freshwater