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| Scientific Name | Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 |
| Common Name | Johnny Darter |
| Type Locality | Green River, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Boleosoma maculatum, Boleosoma mutatum, Boleosoma nigrum, Boleosoma nigrum eulepis, Boleosoma nigrum nigrum, Boleosoma nigrum olmstedi, Boleosoma olmstedi brevipinnis, Etheostoma nigrum nigrum, Poecilichthys mesaeus |
| Pronunciation | ee theo stoh mah |
| Etymology | From the Greek, etheo meaning to strain and from stoma meaning mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 72mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Hudson Bay to southern Mississippi in the USA, and from Quebec in Canada and from Virginia in the USA to Saskatchewan in Canada and Colorado in the USA; and on Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages in the USA. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivorous. Some accept high quality flake and granular food. Brine shrimp, bloodworm and cyclops are readily accepted and snails are especially relished. User data. |
| Breeding | Crevice spawners. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Western Revue and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 2 (no. 3), pp 169. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.73.782.5864 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Sep 03 16:30) |