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Percidae

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Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868)

Etheostoma zonale, the banded darter, is a widespread common North American darter found in eastern U.S. streams.

Etheostoma atripinne (Jordan, 1877)

Etheostoma atripinne, the Cumberland snubnose darter, is a rare, range-restricted North American freshwater darter fish.

Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010

Etheostoma mihileze, the sunburst darter, is a freshwater percid darter found in the central U.S. Arkansas River drainage.

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.

Etheostoma chlorosomum (Hay, 1881)

Etheostoma chlorosomum, the bluntnose darter, is a small North American freshwater fish with a characteristic blunt snout.

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.

Etheostoma chlorobranchium Zorach, 1972

The greenfin darter is a freshwater darter endemic to mountainous eastern US streams, the largest Nothonotus species.

Etheostoma juliae Meek, 1891

Etheostoma juliae, the yoke darter, is a small freshwater darter endemic to the White River drainage of the central US.

Etheostoma tippecanoe Jordan & Evermann, 1890

Etheostoma tippecanoe, the Tippecanoe darter, is a small North American stream darter that feeds opportunistically on immature insects.

Etheostoma jordani Gilbert, 1891

Etheostoma jordani, the greenbreast darter, is a small fish endemic to the upper Mobile Basin above the Fall Line.

Etheostoma camurum (Cope, 1870)

The bluebreast darter is a small specialized freshwater darter endemic to the eastern United States, threatened by human habitat impacts.

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.

Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818)

Sander vitreus, the walleye, is a palatable freshwater game fish with distinct coloration and specific spawning habits.

Sander canadensis (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Sander canadensis, the sauger, is a migratory North American freshwater percid fish closely related to walleye.

Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sander lucioperca, commonly called zander or pikeperch, is a large Eurasian percid fish valued as food and game.

Sander volgensis (Gmelin, 1789)

Sander volgensis, the Volga pikeperch, is a small predatory fish found in Eastern European and Central Asian river basins.

Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814)

Perca flavescens, the yellow perch, is a North American freshwater fish widely introduced elsewhere for fishing.

Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758

Perca fluviatilis (European perch) is a widespread carnivorous freshwater fish found across Europe and Siberia.

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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