Percidae
Banded Darter
Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868)
Etheostoma zonale, the banded darter, is a widespread common North American darter found in eastern U.S. streams.
Cumberland Snubnose Darter
Etheostoma atripinne (Jordan, 1877)
Etheostoma atripinne, the Cumberland snubnose darter, is a rare, range-restricted North American freshwater darter fish.
Sunburst Darter
Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010
Etheostoma mihileze, the sunburst darter, is a freshwater percid darter found in the central U.S. Arkansas River drainage.
Orangethroat Darter
Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854)
Etheostoma spectabile, the orangethroat darter, is a freshwater darter endemic to central and eastern US river basins, listed as least concern.
Bluntnose Darter
Etheostoma chlorosomum (Hay, 1881)
Etheostoma chlorosomum, the bluntnose darter, is a small North American freshwater fish with a characteristic blunt snout.
Orangefin Darter
Etheostoma bellum Zorach, 1968
Etheostoma bellum, the orangefin darter, is a freshwater darter found only in Kentucky and Tennessee's Green and Barren River systems.
Greenfin Darter
Etheostoma chlorobranchium Zorach, 1972
The greenfin darter is a freshwater darter endemic to mountainous eastern US streams, the largest Nothonotus species.
Yoke Darter
Etheostoma juliae Meek, 1891
Etheostoma juliae, the yoke darter, is a small freshwater darter endemic to the White River drainage of the central US.
Tippecanoe Darter
Etheostoma tippecanoe Jordan & Evermann, 1890
Etheostoma tippecanoe, the Tippecanoe darter, is a small North American stream darter that feeds opportunistically on immature insects.
Greenbreast Darter
Etheostoma jordani Gilbert, 1891
Etheostoma jordani, the greenbreast darter, is a small fish endemic to the upper Mobile Basin above the Fall Line.
Bluebreast Darter
Etheostoma camurum (Cope, 1870)
The bluebreast darter is a small specialized freshwater darter endemic to the eastern United States, threatened by human habitat impacts.
Redline Darter
Etheostoma rufilineatum (Cope, 1870)
Etheostoma rufilineatum, the redline darter, is a common endemic freshwater darter of the southeastern US, found in the Tennessee and Cumberland River drainages.
Walleye
Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818)
Sander vitreus, the walleye, is a palatable freshwater game fish with distinct coloration and specific spawning habits.
Sauger
Sander canadensis (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Sander canadensis, the sauger, is a migratory North American freshwater percid fish closely related to walleye.
Zander
Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sander lucioperca, commonly called zander or pikeperch, is a large Eurasian percid fish valued as food and game.
Volga Pikeperch
Sander volgensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Sander volgensis, the Volga pikeperch, is a small predatory fish found in Eastern European and Central Asian river basins.
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814)
Perca flavescens, the yellow perch, is a North American freshwater fish widely introduced elsewhere for fishing.
European Perch
Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
Perca fluviatilis (European perch) is a widespread carnivorous freshwater fish found across Europe and Siberia.
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernua (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gymnocephalus cernua, the ruffe, is a small aggressive fish native to Eurasia and introduced to the North American Great Lakes.
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