Tessellated darter

Tessellated darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. olmstedi
Binomial name
Etheostoma olmstedi

The tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) 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 Canada and the United States. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the johnny darter, which it greatly resembles in general appearance.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma olmstedi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202510A2745422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202510A2745422.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.