Darter (fish)

Darters
Leopard darter, Percina pantherina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Genera
Ammocrypta Crystallaria Etheostoma Percina

The fish popularly known as darters are small, perch-like fish found in freshwater streams in North America. They are members of the family Percidae and include members of the Ammocrypta, Crystallaria, Etheostoma and Percina genera.

Some darters are widespread throughout North America, most notably in the Mississippi Basin, but others are restricted to single streams, leaving them vulnerable to extinction.

List of darters

Genus: Ammocrypta

• Naked sand darter, A. beanii Jordan, 1877
• Florida sand darter, A. bifascia Williams, 1975
• Western sand darter, A. clara Jordan & Meek, 1885
• Southern sand darter, A. meridiana Williams, 1975
• Eastern sand darter, A. pellucida (Putnam, 1863)
• Scaly sand darter, A. vivax Hay, 1882

Genus: Crystallaria

• Crystal darter, C. asprella (Jordan, 1878)
• Diamond darter, C. cincotta (Welsh & Wood, 2008)

Genus: Etheostoma

• Sharphead darter, E. acuticeps Bailey, 1959
• Coppercheek darter, E. aquali Williams & Etnier, 1978 (also Nothonotus aquali}
• Redspot darter, E. artesiae (Hay, 1881)
• Mud darter, E. asprigene (Forbes, 1878)
• Cumberland snubnose darter, E. atripinne (Jordan, 1877)
• Conchos darter, E. australe Jordan, 1889
• Emerald darter, E. baileyi Page & Burr, 1982
• Teardrop darter, E. barbouri Kuehne & Small, 1971
• Splendid darter, E. barrenense Burr & Page, 1982.
• Corrugated darter, E. basilare Page, Hardman & Near, 2003
• Warrior darter, E. bellator Suttkus & Bailey, 1993
• Orangefin darter, E. bellum Zorach, 1968
• Buffalo darter, E. bison Ceas & Page, 1997.
• Greenside darter, 'E. blennioides Rafinesque, 1819
• Blenny darter, E. blennius Gilbert & Swain, 1887
• Slackwater darter, E. boschungi Wall & Williams, 1974
• Holiday darter, E. brevirostrum Suttkus & Etnier, 1991
• Brook darter, E. burri Ceas & Page, 1997
• Rainbow darter, E. caeruleum Storer, 1845
• Bluebreast darter, E. camurum (Cope, 1870)
• Chickasaw darter, E. cervus Powers & Mayden, 2003
• Vermilion darter, E. chermocki Boschung, Mayden & Tomelleri, 1992
• Relict darter, E. chienense Page & Ceas, 1992
• Greenfin darter, E. chlorobranchium Zorach, 1972
• Bluntnose darter, E. chlorosoma (Hay, 1881)
• Lipstick darter, E. chuckwachatte Mayden & Wood, 1993
• Ashy darter, E. cinereum Storer, 1845
• Creole darter, E. collettei Birdsong & Knapp, 1969
• Carolina darter, E. collis (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)
• Coastal darter, E. colorosum Suttkus & Bailey, 1993
• Coosa darter, E. coosae (Fowler, 1945)
• Crown darter, E. corona Page & Ceas, 1992
• Arkansas darter, E. cragini Gilbert, 1885
• Fringed darter, E. crossopterum Braasch & Mayden, 1985
• Choctawhatchee darter, E. davisoni Hay, 1885
• Golden darter, E. denoncourti Stauffer & van Snik, 1997
• Stone darter, E. derivativum Page, Hardman & Near, 2003
• Coldwater darter, E. ditrema Ramsey & Suttkus, 1965
• Tuskaloossa darter, E. douglasi Wood & Mayden, 1993
• Black darter, E. duryi Henshall, 1889
• Brown darter, E. edwini (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)
• Cherry darter, E. etnieri Bouchard, 1977
• Etowah darter, E. etowahae Wood & Mayden, 1993
• Arkansas saddled darter, E. euzonum (Hubbs & Black, 1940)
• Iowa darter, E. exile (Girard, 1859)
• Fantail darter, E. flabellare Rafinesque, 1819
• Saffron darter, E. flavum Etnier & Bailey, 1989
• Fountain darter, E. fonticola (Jordan & Gilbert, 1886)
• Barrens darter, E. forbesi Page & Ceas, 1992
• Strawberry darter, E. fragi Distler, 1968
• Savannah darter, E. fricksium Hildebrand, 1923
• Swamp darter, E. fusiforme (Girard, 1854).
• Slough darter, E. gracile (Girard, 1859)
• Rio Grande darter, E. grahami (Girard, 1859)
• Tuckasegee darter, E. gutselli (Hildebrand, 1932)
• Harlequin darter, E. histrio Jordan & Gilbert, 1887
• Christmas darter, E. hopkinsi (Fowler, 1945)
• Turquoise darter, E. inscriptum (Jordan & Brayton, 1878)
• Blueside darter, E. jessiae (Jordan & Brayton, 1878)
• Greenbreast darter, E. jordani Gilbert, 1891
• Yoke darter, E. juliae Meek, 1891
• Kanawha darter, E. kanawhae (Raney, 1941)
• Highland Rim darter, E. kantuckeense Ceas & Page, 1997
• Stripetail darter, E. kennicotti (Putnam, 1863)
• Tombigbee darter, E. lachneri Suttkus & Bailey, 1994
• Headwater darter, E. lawrencei Ceas & Burr, 2002
• Greenthroat darter, E. lepidum (Baird & Girard, 1853)
• Longfin darter, E. longimanum Jordan, 1888
• Tufa darter, E. lugoi Norris & Minckley, 1997
• Redband darter, E. luteovinctum Gilbert & Swain, 1887
• Brighteye darter, E. lynceum Hay, 1885
• Spotted darter, E. maculatum Kirtland, 1841
• Pinewoods darter, E. mariae (Fowler, 1947)
• Smallscale darter, E. microlepidum Raney & Zorach, 1967
• Least darter, E. microperca Jordan & Gilbert, 1888
• Yellowcheek darter, E. moorei Raney & Suttkus, 1964
• Lollipop darter, E. neopterum Howell & Dingerkus, 1978
• Niangua darter, E. nianguae Gilbert & Meek, 1887
• Blackfin darter, E. nigripinne Braasch & Mayden, 1985
• Johnny darter, E. nigrum Rafinesque, 1820
• Watercress darter, E. nuchale Howell & Caldwell, 1965
• Barcheek darter, E. obeyense Kirsch, 1892
• Okaloosa darter, E. okaloosae (Fowler, 1941)
• Sooty darter, E. olivaceum Braasch & Page, 1979
• Tessellated darter, E. olmstedi Storer, 1842
• Guardian darter, E. oophylax Ceas & Page, 1992
• Candy darter, E. osburni (Hubbs & Trautman, 1932)
• Paleback darter, E. pallididorsum Distler & Metcalf, 1962
• Goldstripe darter, E. parvipinne Gilbert & Swain, 1887
• Duskytail darter, E. percnurum Jenkins, 1994
• Waccamaw darter, E. perlongum (Hubbs & Raney, 1946)
• Rush darter, E. phytophilum Bart & Taylor, 1999
• Riverweed darter, E. podostemone Jordan & Jenkins, 1889
• Mexican darter, E. pottsii (Girard, 1859)
• Cypress darter, E. proeliare (Hay, 1881)
• Egg-mimic darter, E. pseudovulatum Page & Ceas, 1992
• Stippled darter, E. punctulatum (Agassiz, 1854)
• Firebelly darter, E. pyrrhogaster Bailey & Etnier, 1988
• Orangebelly darter, E. radiosum (Hubbs & Black, 1941)
• Kentucky darter, E. rafinesquei Burr & Page, 1982
• Alabama darter, E. ramseyi Suttkus & Bailey, 1994
• Yazoo darter, E. raneyi Suttkus & Bart, 1994
• Bayou darter, E. rubrum Raney & Suttkus, 1966
• Redline darter, E. rufilineatum (Cope, 1870)
• Rock darter, E. rupestre Gilbert & Swain, 1887
• Arrow darter, E. sagitta (Jordan & Swain, 1883)
• Saluda darter, E. saludae (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)
• Bloodfin darter, E. sanguifluum (Cope, 1870)
• Cherokee darter, E. scotti Bauer, Etnier & Burkhead, 1995
• Río Salado darter, Etheostoma segrex Norris & Minckley, 1997.
• Maryland darter, E. sellare (Radcliffe & Welsh, 1913)
• E. sequatchiense Burr, 1979
• Sawcheek darter, E. serrifer (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)
• Snubnose darter, E. simoterum (Cope, 1868)
• Slabrock darter, E. smithi Page & Braasch, 1976
• Orangethroat darter, E. spectabile (Agassiz, 1854)
• Spottail darter, E. squamiceps Jordan, 1877
• Speckled darter, E. stigmaeum (Jordan, 1877)
• Striated darter, E. striatulum Page & Braasch, 1977
• Cumberland darter, E. susanae (Jordan & Swain, 1883)
• Gulf darter, E. swaini (Jordan, 1884)
• Swannanoa darter, E. swannanoa Jordan & Evermann, 1889
• Tallapoosa darter, E. tallapoosae Suttkus & Etnier, 1991
• Shawnee darter, E. tecumsehi Ceas & Page, 1997
• Missouri saddled darter, E. tetrazonum (Hubbs & Black, 1940)
• Seagreen darter, E. thalassinum (Jordan & Brayton, 1878)
• Tippecanoe darter, E. tippecanoe Jordan & Evermann, 1890
• Trispot darter, E. trisella Bailey & Richards, 1963
• Tuscumbia darter, E. tuscumbia Gilbert & Swain, 1887
• Current darter, E. uniporum Distler, 1968
• Variegate darter, E. variatum Kirtland, 1838
• Striped darter, E. virgatum (Jordan, 1880)
• Glassy darter, E. vitreum (Cope, 1870)
• Wounded darter, E. vulneratum (Cope, 1870)
• Boulder darter, E. wapiti Etnier & Williams, 1989
• Redfin darter, E. whipplei (Girard, 1859)
• Banded Darter, E. zonale (Cope, 1868)
• Backwater darter, E. zonifer (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)
• Bandfin darter, E. zonistium Bailey & Etnier, 1988

Genus: Percina (including the logperches)

• Amber darter, P. antesella Williams & Etnier, 1977
• Tangerine darter, P. aurantiaca (Cope, 1868)
• Goldline darter, P. aurolineata Suttkus & Ramsey, 1967
• Pearl darter, P. aurora Suttkus & Thompson, 1994
• Coal darter, P. brevicauda Suttkus & Bart, 1994
• Blotchside darter, P. burtoni Fowler, 1945
• Channel darter, P. copelandi (Jordan, 1877)
• Piedmont darter, P. crassa (Jordan & Brayton, 1878)
• Bluestripe darter, P. cymatotaenia (Gilbert & Meek, 1887)
• Gilt darter, P. evides (Jordan & Copeland, 1877)
• Appalachia darter, P. gymnocephala Beckham, 1980
• Freckled darter, P. lenticula Richards & Knapp, 1964
• Longhead darter, P. macrocephala (Cope, 1867)
• Blackside darter, P. maculata (Girard, 1859)
• Longnose darter, P. nasuta (Bailey, 1941)
• Chainback darter, P. nevisense (Cope, 1870)
• Blackbanded darter, P. nigrofasciata (Agassiz, 1854)
• Stripeback darter, P. notogramma (Raney & Hubbs, 1948)
• Sharpnose darter, P. oxyrhynchus (Hubbs & Raney, 1939)
• Bronze darter, P. palmaris (Bailey, 1940)
• Leopard darter, P. pantherina (Moore & Reeves, 1955)
• Shield darter, P. peltata (Stauffer, 1864)
• Slenderhead darter, P. phoxocephala (Nelson, 1876)
• Roanoke darter, P. roanoka (Jordan & Jenkins, 1889)
• Dusky darter, P. sciera (Swain, 1883)
• River darter, P. shumardi (Girard, 1859)
• Olive darter, P. squamata (Gilbert & Swain, 1887)
• Frecklebelly darter, P. stictogaster Burr & Page, 1993
• Snail darter, P. tanasi Etnier, 1976
• Stargazing darter, P. uranidea (Jordan & Gilbert, 1887)
• Saddleback darter, P. vigil (Hay, 1882)