Etheostoma maculatum Kirtland, 1840
Spotted darter
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Ohio River basin from western New York and Pennsylvania to northern Indiana, and south to West Virginia and Kentucky in the USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occur in fast, rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone and guarded by males (Ref. 7043).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 20 December 2011 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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