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Etheostoma  Rafinesque, 1819
Taxonomic Serial No.: 168357

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): smoothbelly darters [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2021   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyPercidae  – true perches, perches, percas, perches et dards, perches  
                                     GenusEtheostoma Rafinesque, 1819 – smoothbelly darters  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Etheostoma akatulo Layman and Mayden, 2009 – Bluemask Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma artesiae (Hay, 1881) – Redspot Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma asprigene (Forbes in Jordan, 1878) – Mud Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma atripinne (Jordan, 1877) – Cumberland Snubnose Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma australe Jordan, 1889 – Conchos Darter, perca del Conchos 
                                        Species Etheostoma autumnale Mayden, 2010 – Autumn Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma baileyi Page and Burr, 1982 – Emerald Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma barbouri Kuehne and Small, 1971 – Teardrop Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma barratti (Holbrook, 1855) – Chesapeake Fantail Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma barrenense Burr and Page in Page and Burr, 1982 – Splendid Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma basilare Page, Hardman and Near, 2003 – Corrugated Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma bellator Suttkus and Bailey, 1993 – Warrior Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma binotatum Bailey and Richards, 1963 – Hanukkah Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma bison Ceas and Page, 1997 – Buffalo Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 – Greenside Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma blennius Gilbert and Swain in Gilbert, 1887 – Blenny Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma boschungi Wall and Williams, 1974 – Slackwater Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma brevirostrum Suttkus and Etnier, 1991 – Holiday Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma brevispinum (Coker, 1926) – Carolina Fantail Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma burri Ceas and Page, 1997 – Brook Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma caeruleum Storer, 1845 – Rainbow Darter, dard arc-en-ciel 
                                        Species Etheostoma cervus Powers and Mayden, 2003 – Chickasaw Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma chermocki Boschung, Mayden and Tomelleri, 1992 – Vermilion Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma chienense Page and Ceas in Page, Ceas, Swofford and Buth, 1992 – Relict Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma chlorosoma (Hay, 1881) – Bluntnose Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma clinton Mayden and Layman in Layman and Mayden, 2012 – Beaded Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma collettei Birdsong and Knapp, 1969 – Creole Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma collis (Hubbs and Cannon, 1935) – Carolina Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma colorosum Suttkus and Bailey, 1993 – Coastal Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma coosae (Fowler, 1945) – Coosa Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma corona Page and Ceas in Page, Ceas, Swofford and Buth, 1992 – Crown Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma cragini Gilbert, 1885 – Arkansas Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma crossopterum Braasch and Mayden, 1985 – Fringed Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma cyanoprosopum Near and Kozal in Kozal, Simmons, Mollish, MacGuigan, Benavides, Keck and Near, 2017 – Blueface Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma cyanorum (Moore and Rigney, 1952) – Blue River Orangebelly Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma davisoni Hay, 1885 – Choctawhatchee Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma derivativum Page, Hardman and Near, 2003 – Stone Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma ditrema Ramsey and Suttkus, 1965 – Coldwater Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma duryi Henshall, 1889 – Black Darter, Blackside Snubnose Darter, Blackside Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma edwini (Hubbs and Cannon, 1935) – Brown Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma erizonum (Hubbs and Black, 1940) – Current Saddled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma erythrozonum Switzer and Wood, 2009 – Meramec Saddled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma etnieri Bouchard, 1977 – Cherry Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma euzonum (Hubbs and Black, 1940) – Arkansas Saddled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma exile (Girard, 1859) – Iowa Darter, dard à ventre jaune 
                                        Species Etheostoma faulkneri Sterling and Warren, 2020 – Yoknapatawpha Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819 – Fantail Darter, dard barré 
                                        Species Etheostoma flavum Etnier and Bailey, 1989 – Saffron Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma fonticola (Jordan and Gilbert, 1886) – Fountain Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma forbesi Page and Ceas in Page, Ceas, Swofford and Buth, 1992 – Barrens Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma fragi Distler, 1968 – Strawberry Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma fricksium Hildebrand, 1923 – Savannah Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard, 1854) – Swamp Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma gore Layman and Mayden, 2012 – Warioto Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma gracile (Girard, 1859) – Slough Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma grahami (Girard, 1859) – Rio Grande Darter, perca del Bravo 
                                        Species Etheostoma gutselli (Hildebrand, 1932) – Tuckasegee Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma histrio Jordan and Gilbert in Gilbert, 1887 – Harlequin Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma hopkinsi (Fowler, 1945) – Christmas Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma humerale (Girard, 1859)  
                                        Species Etheostoma inscriptum (Jordan and Brayton, 1878) – Turquoise Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma jessiae (Jordan and Brayton in Jordan, 1878) – Blueside Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma jimmycarter Layman and Mayden, 2012 – Bluegrass Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma kanawhae (Raney, 1941) – Kanawha Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma kantuckeense Ceas and Page, 1997 – Highland Rim Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma kennicotti (Putnam, 1863) – Stripetail Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma lachneri Suttkus and Bailey in Suttkus, Bailey and Bart, 1994 – Tombigbee Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma lawrencei Ceas and Burr, 2002 – Headwater Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma lemniscatum Blanton in Blanton and Jenkins, 2008 – Tuxedo Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma lepidum (Baird and Girard, 1853) – Greenthroat Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma longimanum Jordan, 1888 – Longfin Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma lugoi Norris and Minckley, 1997 – perca de toba, Tufa Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma luteovinctum Gilbert and Swain in Gilbert, 1887 – Redband Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma lynceum Hay in Jordan, 1885 – Brighteye Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma mariae (Fowler, 1947) – Pinewoods Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma marmorpinnum Blanton and Jenkins, 2008 – Marbled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma meadiae (Jordan and Evermann, 1898) – Bluespar Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma microperca Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan, 1888 – Least Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010 – Sunburst Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma nebra Near and Thomas, 2015 – Buck Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma neopterum Howell and Dingerkus, 1978 – Lollipop Darter, Lollypop Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma newmani (Agassiz, 1854) – Highlands Greenside Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma nianguae Gilbert and Meek in Gilbert, 1887 – Niangua Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma nigripinne Braasch and Mayden, 1985 – Blackfin Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 – Johnny Darter, raseux-de-terre noir 
                                        Species Etheostoma nuchale Howell and Caldwell, 1965 – Watercress Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma obama Mayden and Layman in Layman and Mayden, 2012 – Spangled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma obeyense Kirsch, 1892 – Barcheek Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma okaloosae (Fowler, 1941) – Okaloosa Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma olivaceum Braasch and Page, 1979 – Sooty Darter, Dirty Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma olmstedi Storer, 1842 – Tessellated Darter, raseux-de-terre gris 
                                        Species Etheostoma oophylax Ceas and Page in Page, Ceas, Swofford and Buth, 1992 – Guardian Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma osburni (Hubbs and Trautman, 1932) – Candy Darter, Finescale Saddled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma pallididorsum Distler and Metcalf, 1962 – Paleback Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma paludosum (Moore and Rigney, 1952) – Washita Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma parvipinne Gilbert and Swain in Gilbert, 1887 – Goldstripe Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma percnurum Jenkins in Jenkins and Burkhead, 1994 – Duskytail Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma perlongum (Hubbs and Raney, 1946) – Waccamaw Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma pholidotum Miller, 1968 – Central Greenside Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma phytophilum Bart and Taylor, 1999 – Rush Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma planasaxatile Powers and Mayden, 2007 – Duck Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma podostemone Jordan and Jenkins in Jordan, 1889 – Riverweed Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma pottsii (Girard, 1859) – Mexican Darter, perca mexicana 
                                        Species Etheostoma proeliare (Hay, 1881) – Cypress Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma pseudovulatum Page and Ceas in Page, Ceas, Swofford and Buth, 1992 – Egg-mimic Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma pulchellum (Girard, 1859) – Plains Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma punctulatum (Agassiz, 1854) – Stippled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma pyrrhogaster Bailey and Etnier, 1988 – Firebelly Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma radiosum (Hubbs and Black, 1941) – Orangebelly Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma rafinesquei Burr and Page in Page and Burr, 1982 – Kentucky Darter, Kentucky Snubnose Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma ramseyi Suttkus and Bailey in Suttkus, Bailey and Bart, 1994 – Alabama Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma raneyi Suttkus and Bart in Suttkus, Bailey and Bart, 1994 – Yazoo Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma rupestre Gilbert and Swain in Gilbert, 1887 – Rock Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma sagitta (Jordan and Swain, 1883) – Arrow Darter, Cumberland Arrow Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma saludae (Hubbs and Cannon, 1935) – Saluda Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma scotti Bauer, Etnier and Burkhead, 1995 – Cherokee Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma segrex Norris and Minckley, 1997 – perca del Salado, Salado Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma sellare (Radcliffe and Welsh, 1913) – Maryland Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma sequatchiense Burr, 1979 – Sequatchie Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma serrifer (Hubbs and Cannon, 1935) – Sawcheek Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma simoterum (Cope, 1868) – Snubnose Darter, Tennessee Snubnose Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma sitikuense Blanton in Blanton and Jenkins, 2008 – Citico Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma smithi Page and Braasch, 1976 – Slabrock Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) – Orangethroat Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma spilotum Gilbert, 1887 – Cumberland Plateau Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma squamiceps Jordan, 1877 – Spottail Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma squamosum Distler, 1968 – Plateau Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma stigmaeum (Jordan, 1877) – Speckled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma striatulum Page and Braasch, 1977 – Striated Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma susanae (Jordan and Swain, 1883) – Cumberland Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma swaini (Jordan, 1884) – Gulf Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma swannanoa Jordan and Evermann in Jordan, 1889 – Swannanoa Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma tallapoosae Suttkus and Etnier, 1991 – Tallapoosa Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma tecumsehi Ceas and Page, 1997 – Shawnee Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma teddyroosevelt Layman and Mayden, 2012 – Highland Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma tetrazonum (Hubbs and Black, 1940) – Missouri Saddled Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma thalassinum (Jordan and Brayton, 1878) – Seagreen Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma thompsoni Suttkus, Bart and Etnier, 2012 – Gumbo Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma trisella Bailey and Richards, 1963 – Trispot Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma tuscumbia Gilbert and Swain in Gilbert, 1887 – Tuscumbia Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma uniporum Distler, 1968 – Current Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1840 – Variegate Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma virgatum (Jordan, 1880) – Striped Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma vitreum (Cope, 1870) – Glassy Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma whipplei (Girard, 1859) – Redfin Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868) – Banded Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma zonifer (Hubbs and Cannon, 1935) – Backwater Darter 
                                        Species Etheostoma zonistium Bailey and Etnier, 1988 – Bandfin Darter 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Retired Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Etheostoma    
       
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Etheostoma    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 1-Feb-2021, website (version 1 Feb 2021)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2021. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 01 Feb 2021   
  Reference for: Etheostoma   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Etheostoma   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Etheostoma   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.  
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Etheostoma   
       

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