Etheostoma exile

Etheostoma exile
Ontario, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. exile
Binomial name
Etheostoma exile
(Girard, 1859)
Synonyms[2]
  • Boleichthys exilis Girard, 1859
  • Poecilichthys exilis (Girard, 1859)

Etheostoma exile, the Iowa 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 lakes and streams of Iowa, along with about 17 other species of darters.

In some parts of its range, the Iowa darter is also known as the weed darter, red-sided darter, or yellowbelly. Iowa darters, like many other darters, are about 2–3 in (51–76 mm) in length and may be easily confused with other darters of similar color.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma exile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202481A2745219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202481A2745219.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma exile". FishBase. December 2019 version.