Etheostoma caeruleum

(Storer, 1845)

Vernacular names
English : Rainbow darter
French : Poisson-dard arc-en-ciel

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Perciformes
Family : Percidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a total length of 7.7 cm. Slender and cylindrical body, large eyes, dorsal fin split in two. Coloration orange to beige-brown with oblique blue-green bands on flanks. First dorsal fin blue-green, bluish spot on cheeks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in North America, from south-east Canada to most of eastern and central USA, south to Mississippi, Louisiana and West Virginia. Lives in fast flowing areas of rivers, amongst rubble and gravel.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : This species has a large range and occurs as many stable populations. It is thought to be locally abundant and not threatened at the moment.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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