Variegate Darter

Etheostoma variatum, the variegate darter, is a 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 native to the eastern United States where it occurs primarily in the Ohio River basin; it is present in the states of Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky with a small population in Virginia. It is a large darter, growing to 10 cm (4 in) long, orange-red with black vertical barring on its body, and horizontal barring on its front dorsal fin.

Etheostoma est un genre qui regroupe de nombreuses espèces de poissons de la famille des Percidae. Distribution Les espèces de ce genre se rencontrent en Amérique du Nord. Liste des espèces Selon FishBase (26 juin 2010) : Etheostoma acuticeps Bailey, 1959 Etheostoma akatulo Layman & Mayden, 2009 Etheostoma aquali Williams & Etnier, 1978 Etheostoma artesiae (Hay, 1881) Etheostoma asprigene (Forbes, 1878) Etheostoma atripinne (Jordan, 1877) Etheostoma australe Jordan, 1889 Etheostoma baileyi Page & Burr, 1982 Etheostoma barbouri Kuehne & Small, 1971 Etheostoma barrenense Burr & Page,…

Etheostoma variatum es una especie de peces de la familia Percidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 11 cm de longitud total. ​ Distribución geográfica Se encuentran en Norteamérica.