Percidae

Goldline darter

Percina aurolineata

Percid Fish Reaching Nine Centimeters

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

The goldline darter (Percina aurolineata) is a small 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 found in the United States, primarily in the Cahaba River in central Alabama and the Coosa River in Georgia and Alabama. It is a small fish seldom exceeding 3 in (7.6 cm) in length.