Etheostoma

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Genus of fishes

title: "Etheostoma" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["etheostoma", "etheostomatinae", "freshwater-fish-of-north-america", "taxa-named-by-constantine-samuel-rafinesque", "freshwater-fish-genera"] description: "Genus of fishes" topic_path: "general/etheostoma" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etheostoma" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of fishes ::

| image = Etheostoma caeruleum.jpg | image_caption = Etheostoma caeruleum | image2 = Etheostoma swaini.jpg | image2_caption = Etheostoma swaini | taxon = Etheostoma | authority = Rafinesque, 1819 | type_species = Etheostoma blennioides | type_species_authority = Rafinesque, 1819 | synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets = true|title=List |Arlina Girard, 1859 |Astatichthys Vaillant, 1873 |Austroperca C.L. Hubbs, 1936 |Claricola D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |Copelandellus D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |Diplesion Rafinesque, 1820 |Estrella Girard, 1859 |Hyostoma Agassiz, 1854 |Nanostoma Putnam, 1877 |Nivicola D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |Niviperca Whitley, 1951 |Oopareia Near & Keck in Near et al., 2011 |Poecilosoma Agassiz, 1850 |Rafinesquiellus D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |Rhothoeca D.S. Jordan, 1885 |Richia Coker, 1926 |Richiella Coker, 1927 |Torrentaria D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 | synonyms_ref = Etheostoma is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Percidae, and within the sub-family Etheostomatinae, native to North America. Most are restricted to the United States, but species are also found in Canada and Mexico. They are commonly known as darters, although the term "darter" is shared by several other genera. Many can produce alarm pheromones that serve to warn nearby fish in case of an attack.

Species

The 146 recognized species in this genus are arranged into 18 subgenera. Two former subgenera, Allohistium and Nothonotus have been promoted to full genera.

References

References

  1. "''Etheostoma''".
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  3. {{FishBase genus. (2015)
  4. Smith, R.J.F.. (1992). "Alarm signals in fishes". Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.
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  6. (7 May 2025). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 6): Suborder PERCOIDEI: Families NIPHONIDAE, PERCIDAE and TRACHINIDAE". Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.
  7. Near, T.J.. (2015). "A New Barcheek Darter Species from Buck Creek (Cumberland River System), Kentucky (Percidae: Etheostomatinae: ''Catonotus'': ''Oopareia'')". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.
  8. Julia E. Wood. (2023). "A New Species of Spottail Darter Endemic to the Clarks River in Kentucky and Tennessee (Percidae: Etheostomatinae: ''Etheostoma'')". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.

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