Percidae
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The Percidae are a family of perciform fish found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
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. The family contains about 200 species in ten genera. The darters, perches, and their relatives are in this family: well-known species include the walleye
Walleye
Walleye is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch...

, ruffe
Ruffe
The Eurasian Ruffe or simply Ruffe is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia. It has been introduced into the Great Lakes of North America, reportedly with unfortunate results...

, and three species of perch
Perch
Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke meaning spotted, and the...

.

This family is characterized by a greater or less degree of armour about the head, caused by the presence of teeth or spines on the cheeks, and opercles (gil-covers) or their edges, and by two narrow bands of numerous close-set teeth on the sides (palatines
Palatine bone
The palatine bone is a bone in many species of the animal kingdom, commonly termed the palatum .-Human anatomy:...

), and a heart-shaped plate of the same in front (on the vomer
Vomer
The vomer is one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and the left and right maxillary bones.-Biology:...

) of the roof of the large mouth within. The shape of these fishes is usually oblong, compressed, neither very deep nor much elongated, their scales
Scale (zoology)
In most biological nomenclature, a scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration...

 are generally harsh and rough to the feel, or ciliate
Ciliate
The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagella but typically shorter and present in much larger numbers with a different undulating pattern than flagella...

, and their colors are brilliant (red, brown, orange and yellow are the most predominant tints).

Species

FishBase
FishBase
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 lists 204 species in ten genera:
  • Genus Ammocrypta
    Ammocrypta
    Sand darters are a genus, Ammocrypta, of perches native to Canada and the continental United States.-Species:* Naked sand darter, Ammocrypta beanii Jordan, 1877.* Florida sand darter, Ammocrypta bifascia Williams, 1975....

    (sand darters)
    • Naked sand darter, Ammocrypta beanii
      Ammocrypta beanii
      The common name of Ammocrypta beanii is the naked sand darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1877
      .
    • Florida sand darter, Ammocrypta bifascia Williams, 1975.
    • Western sand darter, Ammocrypta clara
      Ammocrypta clara
      The common name of Ammocrypta clara is the western sand darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Meek, 1885
      .
    • Southern sand darter, Ammocrypta meridiana Williams, 1975.
    • Eastern sand darter
      Eastern sand darter
      -Abstract:Ammocrypta pellucida, also known as the eastern sand darter, is a species of the Percidae family. The eastern sand darter is a relatively small, perch-like fish that has recently been listed as globally threatened in the areas in occupies throughout Canada and the eastern United States...

      , Ammocrypta pellucida (Agassiz
      Louis Agassiz
      Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel...

      , 1863)
      .
    • Scaly sand darter
      Scaly sand darter
      The scaly sand darter is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the southeastern United States.-Description:The scaly sand darter grows to between in length. It has nine to sixteen spots on each side, with irregular dark blotches on the back, with dark bands on the dorsal, caudal and spinal fins...

      , Ammocrypta vivax Hay, 1882.
  • Genus Crystallaria
    Crystallaria
    Crystallaria is a genus of darters in the family Percidae.-Species:It contains only two species:* Crystal darter, Crystallaria asprella Jordan, 1878* Diamond darter, Crystallaria cincotta Welsh and Wood, 2008...

    • Crystal darter
      Crystal darter
      The crystal darter, Crystallaria asprella, is a small North American fish found in small, moderate, and swift rivers in the drainage basins of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. It is now extirpated from a majority of its range along the Ohio River...

      , Crystallaria asprella (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1878)
      .
    • Crystallaria cincotta Welsh & Wood, 2008.
  • Genus Etheostoma
    Etheostoma
    Etheostoma is a diverse genus of small freshwater fish in the family Percidae. It contains nearly 140 member species. Most are native to North America. They are commonly known as darters although the term "darter" is shared by several other genera...

    (smoothbelly darters)
    • Sharphead darter
      Sharphead darter
      The Sharphead darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma acuticeps Bailey, 1959.
    • Coppercheek darter
      Coppercheek darter
      The Coppercheek darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma aquali Williams & Etnier, 1978.
    • Redspot darter, Etheostoma artesiae (Hay, 1881).
    • Mud darter, Etheostoma asprigene
      Etheostoma asprigene
      The common name of Etheostoma asprigene is the mud darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Forbes, 1878).
    • Cumberland snubnose darter, Etheostoma atripinne
      Etheostoma atripinne
      The common name of Etheostoma atripinne is the Cumberland snubnose darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1877)
      .
    • Conchos darter, Etheostoma australe Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1889
      .
    • Emerald darter, Etheostoma baileyi
      Etheostoma baileyi
      The common name of Etheostoma baileyi is the emerald darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Page & Burr, 1982.
    • Teardrop darter, Etheostoma barbouri
      Etheostoma barbouri
      The common name of Etheostoma barbouri is the teardrop darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Kuehne & Small, 1971.
    • Splendid darter, Etheostoma barrenense
      Etheostoma barrenense
      The common name of Etheostoma barrenense is the splendid darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Burr & Page, 1982.
    • Corrugated darter, Etheostoma basilare
      Etheostoma basilare
      The common name of Etheostoma basilare is the corrugated darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Page, Hardman & Near, 2003.
    • Warrior darter, Etheostoma bellator Suttkus & Bailey, 1993.
    • Orangefin darter, Etheostoma bellum
      Etheostoma bellum
      The common name of Etheostoma bellum is the orangefin darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Zorach, 1968.
    • Buffalo darter, Etheostoma bison
      Etheostoma bison
      The common name of Etheostoma bison is the buffalo darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Ceas & Page, 1997.
    • Greenside darter
      Greenside darter
      The Greenside darter is a species of fish in the family Percidae. Etheostoma blennioides is a large percid than inhabits swift riffles...

      , Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819.
    • Blenny darter
      Blenny darter
      The Blenny darter is a species of fish in the family Percidae. Etheostoma blennius are a poorly known percid from Alabama and Tennessee that inhabit swift riffles.-Biology:...

      , Etheostoma blennius Gilbert & Swain, 1887.
    • Slackwater darter
      Slackwater darter
      The Slackwater Darter, is a small fish of the stippled darter group. The slackwater darter has a conspicuous dark subocular bar and three prominent saddles. It is rather drab in color, the dorsum being dusky, olivaceous, or brownish. The lateral blotches are dark brown to blue-black...

      , Etheostoma boschungi Wall & Williams, 1974.
    • Holiday darter, Etheostoma brevirostrum
      Etheostoma brevirostrum
      The common name of Etheostoma brevirostrum is the holiday darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.-Abstract/ Introduction:...

      Suttkus & Etnier, 1991.
    • Brook darter, Etheostoma burri Ceas & Page, 1997.
    • Rainbow darter
      Rainbow darter
      The rainbow darter is a native North American fish that can be found in small fast moving streams and small to medium-sized rivers...

      , Etheostoma caeruleum Storer, 1845.
    • Bluebreast darter, Etheostoma camurum
      Etheostoma camurum
      The common name of Etheostoma camurum is the bluebreast darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee. It is a member of the subgenus Nothonotus and has a close phylogenetic relationship to E...

      (Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

      , 1870)
      .
    • Chickasaw darter, Etheostoma cervus
      Etheostoma cervus
      The common name of Etheostoma cervus is the Chickasaw darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Powers & Mayden, 2003.
    • Vermilion darter
      Vermilion darter
      The vermilion darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to Alabama. On December 7, 2010, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service designated of stream in Alabama's Jefferson County's Turkey Creek watershed as critical habitat for the darter....

      , Etheostoma chermocki Boschung, Mayden & Tomelleri, 1992.
    • Relict darter, Etheostoma chienense
      Etheostoma chienense
      Etheostoma chienense is a rare species of fish in the perch family known by the common name relict darter. It is endemic to Kentucky in the United States, where it occurs only in the drainage of the Bayou du Chien, a stream...

      Page & Ceas, 1992.
    • Greenfin darter, Etheostoma chlorobranchium
      Etheostoma chlorobranchium
      The common name of Etheostoma chlorobranchium is the greenfin darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.-Introduction:...

      Zorach, 1972.
    • Bluntnose darter, Etheostoma chlorosoma (Hay, 1881).
    • Lipstick darter, Etheostoma chuckwachatte Mayden & Wood, 1993.
    • Ashy darter
      Ashy darter
      The ashy darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-References:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma cinereum Storer, 1845.
    • Creole darter, Etheostoma collettei Birdsong & Knapp, 1969.
    • Carolina darter, Etheostoma collis (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935).
    • Coastal darter, Etheostoma colorosum Suttkus & Bailey, 1993.
    • Coosa darter, Etheostoma coosae
      Etheostoma coosae
      The common name of Etheostoma coosae is the Coosa darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Fowler, 1945).
    • Crown darter, Etheostoma corona
      Etheostoma corona
      The common name of Etheostoma corona is the crown darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Page & Ceas, 1992.
    • Arkansas darter
      Arkansas darter
      The Arkansas darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Description:The Arkansas darter is olive brown in the upper half and yellowish-white in the lower half of its body...

      , Etheostoma cragini Gilbert, 1885.
    • Fringed darter, Etheostoma crossopterum
      Etheostoma crossopterum
      The common name of Etheostoma crossopterum is the fringed darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Braasch & Mayden, 1985.
    • Choctawhatchee darter, Etheostoma davisoni Hay, 1885.
    • Golden darter, Etheostoma denoncourti
      Etheostoma denoncourti
      The common name of Etheostoma denoncourti is the golden darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Stauffer & van Snik, 1997.
    • Stone darter, Etheostoma derivativum
      Etheostoma derivativum
      The common name of Etheostoma derivativum is the stone darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Page, Hardman & Near, 2003.
    • Coldwater darter
      Coldwater darter
      The coldwater darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma ditrema Ramsey & Suttkus, 1965.
    • Tuskaloossa darter, Etheostoma douglasi Wood & Mayden, 1993.
    • Black darter
      Black Darter
      The Black Darter or Black Meadowhawk is a dragonfly found in northern Europe, Asia, and North America. At about 30 mm long, it is Britain's smallest resident dragonfly...

      , Etheostoma duryi
      Etheostoma duryi
      The common name of Etheostoma duryi is the blackside snubnose darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Henshall, 1889.
    • Brown darter, Etheostoma edwini (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935).
    • Cherry darter, Etheostoma etnieri
      Etheostoma etnieri
      The common name of Etheostoma etnieri is the cherry darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Bouchard, 1977.
    • Etowah darter, Etheostoma etowahae
      Etheostoma etowahae
      Etheostoma etowahae is a rare species of fish in the perch family known by the common name Etowah darter. It is endemic to Georgia in the United States, where it occurs only in the Etowah River and two of its tributaries. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.This fish is...

      Wood & Mayden, 1993.
    • Arkansas saddled darter, Etheostoma euzonum (Hubbs & Black, 1940).
    • Iowa darter, Etheostoma exile
      Etheostoma exile
      The Iowa Darter is a species of freshwater fish in the perch family of order Perciformes. The Iowa darter, along with about seventeen other species of darters, is native to the lakes and streams of Iowa....

      (Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...

      , 1859)
      .
    • Fantail darter
      Fantail darter
      The Fantail darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family, widely distributed across streams in North America.-Distribution and habitat:...

      , Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819.
    • Saffron darter, Etheostoma flavum
      Etheostoma flavum
      The common name of Etheostoma flavum is the saffron darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Etnier & Bailey, 1989.
    • Fountain darter
      Fountain darter
      The fountain darter is a small freshwater fish found in the headwaters of only two rivers in Texas: the Comal River and the San Marcos River. It is generally smaller than 3 cm long and feeds on small invertebrates...

      , Etheostoma fonticola (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Gilbert, 1886)
      .
    • Barrens darter, Etheostoma forbesi
      Etheostoma forbesi
      The common name of Etheostoma forbesi is the Barrens darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Page & Ceas, 1992.
    • Strawberry darter, Etheostoma fragi Distler, 1968.
    • Savannah darter, Etheostoma fricksium Hildebrand, 1923.
    • Swamp darter, Etheostoma fusiforme
      Etheostoma fusiforme
      -Introduction::The swamp darter , is one of the 324 species of fish found in Tennessee. The name fusiforme means long and cylindrical. It is a rather large member of its subgenus, reaching 50mm SL. It is typical of the subgenus Hololepis in having a small head and mouth and a highly arched...

      (Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...

      , 1854)
      .
    • Slough darter, Etheostoma gracile
      Etheostoma gracile
      The common name of Etheostoma gracile is the slough darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...

      , 1859)
      .
    • Rio Grande darter
      Rio Grande darter
      The Rio Grande darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma grahami (Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...

      , 1859)
      .
    • Tuckasegee darter, Etheostoma gutselli (Hildebrand, 1932).
    • Harlequin darter
      Harlequin darter
      The Harlequin darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is found in rivers in the Gulf of Mexico drainage basin in the United States....

      , Etheostoma histrio Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Gilbert, 1887
      .
    • Christmas darter, Etheostoma hopkinsi (Fowler, 1945).
    • Turquoise darter, Etheostoma inscriptum (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Brayton, 1878)
      .
    • Blueside darter, Etheostoma jessiae
      Etheostoma jessiae
      The common name of Etheostoma jessiae is the blueside darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Brayton, 1878)
      .
    • Greenbreast darter, Etheostoma jordani
      Etheostoma jordani
      The common name of Etheostoma jordani is the greenbreast darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Gilbert, 1891.
    • Yoke darter, Etheostoma juliae Meek, 1891.
    • Kanawha darter
      Kanawha darter
      The Kanawha darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma kanawhae (Raney, 1941).
    • Highland Rim darter, Etheostoma kantuckeense
      Etheostoma kantuckeense
      The common name of Etheostoma kantuckeense is the Highland Rim darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Ceas & Page, 1997.
    • Stripetail darter, Etheostoma kennicotti
      Etheostoma kennicotti
      The common name of Etheostoma kennicotti is the stripetail darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Putnam, 1863).
    • Tombigbee darter, Etheostoma lachneri Suttkus & Bailey, 1994.
    • Headwater darter, Etheostoma lawrencei
      Etheostoma lawrencei
      The common name of Etheostoma lawrencei is the headwater darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Ceas & Burr, 2002.
    • Greenthroat darter, Etheostoma lepidum (Baird
      Spencer Fullerton Baird
      Spencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. Starting in 1850 he was assistant-secretary and later secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C...

       & Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...

      , 1853)
      .
    • Longfin darter, Etheostoma longimanum Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1888
      .
    • Tufa darter, Etheostoma lugoi Norris & Minckley, 1997.
    • Redband darter
      Redband darter
      The redband darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma luteovinctum Gilbert & Swain, 1887.
    • Brighteye darter, Etheostoma lynceum
      Etheostoma lynceum
      The common name of Etheostoma lynceum is the brighteye darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Hay, 1885.
    • Spotted darter
      Spotted darter
      The spotted darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma maculatum Kirtland, 1841.
    • Pinewoods darter
      Pinewoods darter
      The pinewoods darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma mariae (Fowler, 1947).
    • Smallscale darter, Etheostoma microlepidum
      Etheostoma microlepidum
      The common name of Etheostoma microlepidum is the smallscale darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Raney & Zorach, 1967.
    • Least darter, Etheostoma microperca
      Etheostoma microperca
      The common name of Etheostoma microperca is the least darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Gilbert, 1888
      .
    • Yellowcheek darter
      Yellowcheek darter
      The yellowcheek darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.In July 2010, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service proposed the yellowcheek darter for endangered status. The fish is a federally listed endangered species of the United States, effective...

      , Etheostoma moorei Raney & Suttkus, 1964.
    • Lollipop darter, Etheostoma neopterum
      Etheostoma neopterum
      The common name of Etheostoma neopterum is the lollipop darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.-Geographic Distribution:...

      Howell & Dingerkus, 1978.
    • Niangua darter
      Niangua darter
      The Niangua darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States. It is found only in the Niangua River system of central Missouri. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.- Life history :Adult Niangua darters move from pools and slow...

      , Etheostoma nianguae Gilbert
      Charles Henry Gilbert
      Charles Henry Gilbert was a pioneer ichthyologist and fishery biologist of particular significance to natural history of the western United States. He collected and studied fishes from Central America north to Alaska and described many new species...

       & Meek
      Seth Eugene Meek
      Seth Eugene Meek was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He was the first compiler of a book on Mexican freshwater fishes. Together with his assistant, Samuel F. Hildebrand, he produced the first book on the freshwater fishes of Panama.He often collaborated...

      , 1887
      .
    • Blackfin darter, Etheostoma nigripinne
      Etheostoma nigripinne
      The common name of Etheostoma nigripinne is the blackfin darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Braasch & Mayden, 1985.
    • Johnny darter
      Johnny darter
      The Johnny Darter, Etheostoma nigrum, is a species of ray-finned fish that are found in shallow water throughout eastern North America. It's name comes from the Greek and Latin root words of etheo meaning to filter, stoma meaning mouth, nigrum meaning black in Latin...

      , Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820.
    • Watercress darter
      Watercress darter
      The watercress darter is a small colorful fish which lives in the Black Warrior River drainage basin near Birmingham, Alabama. The largest known female is 2.5 inches in length...

      , Etheostoma nuchale Howell & Caldwell, 1965.
    • Barcheek darter, Etheostoma obeyense
      Etheostoma obeyense
      The common name of Etheostoma obeyense is the barcheek darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Kirsch, 1892.
    • Okaloosa darter
      Okaloosa darter
      The Okaloosa darter is a fish indigenous to fresh-water streams and tributary systems in Okaloosa and Walton Counties in northwest Florida...

      , Etheostoma okaloosae (Fowler, 1941).
    • Sooty darter, Etheostoma olivaceum
      Etheostoma olivaceum
      The common name of Etheostoma olivaceum is the sooty darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Braasch & Page, 1979.
    • Tessellated darter, Etheostoma olmstedi Storer, 1842.
    • Guardian darter, Etheostoma oophylax
      Etheostoma oophylax
      The common name of Etheostoma oophylax is the guardian darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Ceas & Page, 1992.
    • Candy darter, Etheostoma osburni (Hubbs & Trautman, 1932).
    • Paleback darter
      Paleback darter
      The paleback darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma pallididorsum Distler & Metcalf, 1962.
    • Goldstripe darter, Etheostoma parvipinne
      Etheostoma parvipinne
      The common name of Etheostoma parvipinne is the goldstripe darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Gilbert & Swain, 1887.
    • Duskytail darter, Etheostoma percnurum
      Etheostoma percnurum
      Etheostoma percnurum is a rare species of fish in the perch family known by the common name duskytail darter. It is native to Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia in the United States, where it occurs in the drainages of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers...

      Jenkins, 1994.
    • Waccamaw darter, Etheostoma perlongum (Hubbs & Raney, 1946).
    • Rush darter, Etheostoma phytophilum
      Etheostoma phytophilum
      Etheostoma phytophilum is a rare species of fish in the perch family known by the common name rush darter. It is endemic to Alabama in the United States, where it occurs in three river systems...

      Bart & Taylor, 1999.
    • Riverweed darter, Etheostoma podostemone Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Jenkins, 1889
      .
    • Chihuahua darter, Etheostoma pottsii (Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...

      , 1859)
      .
    • Cypress darter, Etheostoma proeliare
      Etheostoma proeliare
      The common name of Etheostoma proeliare is the cypress darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Hay, 1881).
    • Egg-mimic darter, Etheostoma pseudovulatum
      Etheostoma pseudovulatum
      The common name of Etheostoma pseudovulatum is the egg-mimic darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Page & Ceas, 1992.
    • Stippled darter, Etheostoma punctulatum (Agassiz
      Louis Agassiz
      Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel...

      , 1854)
      .
    • Firebelly darter, Etheostoma pyrrhogaster
      Etheostoma pyrrhogaster
      The common name of Etheostoma pyrrhogaster is the firebelly darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Bailey & Etnier, 1988.
    • Orangebelly darter, Etheostoma radiosum (Hubbs & Black, 1941).
    • Kentucky darter, Etheostoma rafinesquei Burr & Page, 1982.
    • Alabama darter, Etheostoma ramseyi Suttkus & Bailey, 1994.
    • Yazoo darter, Etheostoma raneyi Suttkus & Bart, 1994.
    • Bayou darter
      Bayou darter
      The bayou darter is a species of fish in the perch family. It is endemic to western Mississippi in the United States, where it is found only in the Bayou Pierre River and its tributaries. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.The bayou darter lives in fast flowing,...

      , Etheostoma rubrum Raney & Suttkus, 1966.
    • Redline darter, Etheostoma rufilineatum
      Etheostoma rufilineatum
      The common name of Etheostoma rufilineatum is the redline darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

      , 1870)
      .
    • Rock darter, Etheostoma rupestre
      Etheostoma rupestre
      The common name of Etheostoma rupestre is the rock darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Gilbert & Swain, 1887.
    • Arrow darter, Etheostoma sagitta
      Etheostoma sagitta
      The common name of Etheostoma sagitta is the arrow darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Swain, 1883)
      .
    • Saluda darter, Etheostoma saludae (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935).
    • Bloodfin darter, Etheostoma sanguifluum
      Etheostoma sanguifluum
      The common name of Etheostoma sanguifluum is the bloodfin darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

      , 1870)
      .
    • Cherokee darter, Etheostoma scotti
      Etheostoma scotti
      Etheostoma scotti is a rare species of fish in the perch family known by the common name Cherokee darter. It is endemic to Georgia in the United States, where it is limited to the Etowah River system....

      Bauer, Etnier & Burkhead, 1995.
    • Río Salado darter, Etheostoma segrex Norris & Minckley, 1997.
    • Maryland darter
      Maryland darter
      The Maryland darter is freshwater fish species that has been found only in Deer Creek, Maryland. It is now a thought to be extinct. It was long known only by two specimens until it was rediscovered in 1962. From 1965 to the 1980s, it was only confined to a single riffle in Deer Creek. The species...

      , Etheostoma sellare (Radcliffe & Welsh, 1913).
    • Etheostoma sequatchiense Burr, 1979.
    • Sawcheek darter, Etheostoma serrifer (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935).
    • Snubnose darter, Etheostoma simoterum
      Etheostoma simoterum
      The common name of Etheostoma simoterum is the snubnose darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.- Introduction :The following is a proposed conservation management plan for the snubnose darter Etheostoma simoterum...

      (Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

      , 1868)
      .
    • Slabrock darter, Etheostoma smithi
      Etheostoma smithi
      The common name of Etheostoma smithi is the slabrock darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Page & Braasch, 1976.
    • Orangethroat darter, Etheostoma spectabile
      Etheostoma spectabile
      The common name of Etheostoma spectabile is the orangethroat darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Agassiz
      Louis Agassiz
      Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel...

      , 1854)
      .
    • Spottail darter, Etheostoma squamiceps
      Etheostoma squamiceps
      The common name of Etheostoma squamiceps is the spottail darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1877
      .
    • Speckled darter, Etheostoma stigmaeum
      Etheostoma stigmaeum
      The common name of Etheostoma stigmaeum is the speckled darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1877)
      .
    • Striated darter
      Striated darter
      The striated darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma striatulum Page & Braasch, 1977.
    • Cumberland darter, Etheostoma susanae
      Etheostoma susanae
      Etheostoma susanae is a rare species of fish in the perch family known by the common name Cumberland darter. It is endemic to Kentucky and Tennessee in the United States, where it occurs in the upper Cumberland River tributaries above Cumberland Falls...

      (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Swain, 1883)
      .
    • Gulf darter, Etheostoma swaini
      Etheostoma swaini
      The common name of Etheostoma swaini is the Gulf darter. Etheostoma is a diverse genus of small freshwater fish in the family Percidae. It contains nearly 140 member species; most are native to North America...

      (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1884)
      .
    • Swannanoa darter, Etheostoma swannanoa
      Etheostoma swannanoa
      The common name of Etheostoma swannanoa is the Swannanoa darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Evermann, 1889
      .
    • Tallapoosa darter, Etheostoma tallapoosae Suttkus & Etnier, 1991.
    • Shawnee darter, Etheostoma tecumsehi Ceas & Page, 1997.
    • Missouri saddled darter, Etheostoma tetrazonum (Hubbs & Black, 1940).
    • Seagreen darter, Etheostoma thalassinum (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Brayton, 1878)
      .
    • Tippecanoe darter, Etheostoma tippecanoe
      Etheostoma tippecanoe
      The common name of Etheostoma tippecanoe is the Tippecanoe darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

       & Evermann, 1890
      .
    • Trispot darter
      Trispot darter
      The trispot darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Abstract:...

      , Etheostoma trisella Bailey & Richards, 1963.
    • Tuscumbia darter
      Tuscumbia darter
      The Tuscumbia darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      , Etheostoma tuscumbia Gilbert & Swain, 1887.
    • Current darter, Etheostoma uniporum Distler, 1968.
    • Variegate darter, Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1838.
    • Striped darter, Etheostoma virgatum (Jordan
      David Starr Jordan
      David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

      , 1880)
      .
    • Glassy darter, Etheostoma vitreum (Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

      , 1870)
      .
    • Wounded darter, Etheostoma vulneratum
      Etheostoma vulneratum
      The common name of Etheostoma vulneratum is the wounded darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

      , 1870)
      .
    • Boulder darter
      Boulder darter
      The boulder darter is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to Alabama and Tennessee in the United States, where it occurs in the Elk River System.-External links:...

      , Etheostoma wapiti Etnier & Williams, 1989.
    • Redfin darter, Etheostoma whipplei (Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard
      Charles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...

      , 1859)
      .
    • Banded darter
      Banded Darter
      The Banded Darter is a European species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.-Description:Males of the Banded Darter, like most members of the genus, have a red abdomen. The species' primary distinguishing feature however is the presence, in both sexes, of broad black bands across the outer...

      , Etheostoma zonale
      Etheostoma zonale
      The common name of Etheostoma zonale is the banded darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      (Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope
      Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

      , 1868)
      .
    • Backwater darter, Etheostoma zonifer (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935).
    • Bandfin darter, Etheostoma zonistium
      Etheostoma zonistium
      The common name of Etheostoma zonistium is the bandfin darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee....

      Bailey & Etnier, 1988.
  • Genus Gymnocephalus
    Gymnocephalus
    Gymnocephalus is a ray-finned fish genus of the perch family . Its members live in western Eurasia. They are collectively called ruffes and resemble the common perches , but are usually smaller and have a different pattern....

    (European ruffes)
    • Donets ruffe, Gymnocephalus acerinus (Güldenstädt, 1774).
    • Danube ruffe, Gymnocephalus baloni Holcík & Hensel, 1974.
    • Ruffe
      Ruffe
      The Eurasian Ruffe or simply Ruffe is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia. It has been introduced into the Great Lakes of North America, reportedly with unfortunate results...

      , Gymnocephalus cernuus (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus
      Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

      , 1758)
      .
    • Schraetzer
      Schraetzer
      The schraetzer or striped ruffe is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is found in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded...

      , Gymnocephalus schraetser (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus
      Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

      , 1758)
      .
  • Genus Perca
    Perch
    Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke meaning spotted, and the...

    (yellow perches)
    • Yellow perch
      Yellow perch
      The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...

      , Perca flavescens (Mitchill
      Samuel Latham Mitchill
      Samuel Latham Mitchill was an American physician, naturalist, and politician from New York. He was born in Hempstead, New York...

      , 1814)
      .
    • European perch
      European perch
      The European perch, Perca fluviatilis, is a predatory species of perch found in Europe and Asia. In some areas it is known as the redfin perch or English perch, and it is often known simply as perch. The species is a popular quarry for anglers and has been widely introduced beyond its native area,...

      , Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus
      Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

      , 1758
      .
    • Balkhash perch
      Balkhash perch
      The Balkhash perch is a species of perch found in Kazakhstan, , Uzbekistan, and China. It is very similar to the European perch, and grows to a comparable size.-References:...

      , Perca schrenkii Kessler, 1874.
  • Genus Percarina
    Percarina
    Percarina is a genus of fish in the Percidae family.It contains the following species:* Percarina demidoffi...

    • Percarina
      Percarina
      Percarina is a genus of fish in the Percidae family.It contains the following species:* Percarina demidoffi...

      , Percarina demidoffi
      Percarina demidoffi
      Percarina demidoffi is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is found in Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

      Nordmann, 1840.
  • Genus Percina
    Percina
    Percina is a genus of small bony fishes of the family Percidae, mostly from North America. Like similar Etheostomatinae they are called "darters". More specifically the genus as a whole is known as roughbelly darters, while certain species of Percina with a pattern of vertical bars on the flanks...

    (roughbelly darters and logperches, c.45 species)
  • Genus Romanichthys
    • Asprete, Romanichthys valsanicola
      Romanichthys valsanicola
      Romanichthys valsanicola is the scientific name of the fish known as the sculpin-perch, asprete, or Romanian darter, the only member of the Romanichthys genus of the fish family Percidae....

      Dumitrescu, Banarescu & Stoica, 1957.
  • Genus Sander
    Sander (genus)
    Sander is a genus of fish in the Percidae family. They are also known as "pike-perch" because of their resemblance to fish in the unrelated Esocidae family....

    (pike-perches)
    • Sauger
      Sauger
      The sauger is a freshwater perciform fish of the family Percidae which resembles its close relative the walleye. They are members of the largest vertebrate order, Perciforms. They are the most migratory percid species in North America. Saugers obtain two dorsal fins, the first is spiny and the...

      , Sander canadensis (Griffith & Smith, 1834).
    • Zander
      Zander
      Zander is a species of fish. The scientific name is Sander lucioperca , and it is closely allied to perch. Zander are often called pike-perch as they resemble the pike with their elongated body and head, and the perch with their spiny dorsal fin. Zander are not, as is commonly believed, a pike and...

      , Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus
      Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

      , 1758)
      .
    • Estuarine perch, Sander marinus (Cuvier
      Georges Cuvier
      Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...

      , 1828)
      .
    • Walleye
      Walleye
      Walleye is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch...

      , Sander vitreus (Mitchill
      Samuel Latham Mitchill
      Samuel Latham Mitchill was an American physician, naturalist, and politician from New York. He was born in Hempstead, New York...

      , 1818)
      .
    • Volga pikeperch, Sander volgensis (Gmelin
      Johann Friedrich Gmelin
      Johann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist.- Education :Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen...

      , 1789)
      .
  • Genus Zingel
    Zingel
    Zingel is a genus of fish in the Percidae family. They are long and slender, reaching 12 to 48 centimetres in length. They are found in rivers and streams in Europe. They feed mainly on aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans and insect larvae and will also eat small fish...

    • Rhone streber, Zingel asper
      Zingel asper
      Zingel asper, the Apron, is a species of fish in the Percidae family that is at a high risk of becoming extinct.-Diet and habitat:...

      (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus
      Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

      , 1758)
      .
    • Zingel balcanicus
      Zingel balcanicus
      Zingel balcanicus is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is found in Greece and Macedonia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....

      (Karaman, 1937).
    • Danube streber, Zingel streber (Siebold, 1863).
    • Zingel
      Zingel
      Zingel is a genus of fish in the Percidae family. They are long and slender, reaching 12 to 48 centimetres in length. They are found in rivers and streams in Europe. They feed mainly on aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans and insect larvae and will also eat small fish...

      , Zingel zingel (Linnaeus
      Carolus Linnaeus
      Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

      , 1766)
      .
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