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Sequatchie Darter

Etheostoma sequatchiense

Percidae · freshwater water fish

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Sequatchie Darter field guide illustration

About Sequatchie Darter

The Sequatchie darter (Etheostoma sequatchiense) 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 endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs only in the Sequatchie River in Tennessee. It is considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of the blenny darter (Etheostoma blennius).

NativeFresh1 states

Range

Where it lives

Share of 31 GBIF observation records with a state location, across 1 states.
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Share of 31 GBIF observation records with a state location, across 1 states.

Share of records by state

Habitat

Water and movement

Water
WoRMS records this species in fresh water.

Classification

Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Superclass
Actinopterygii
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Percidae
Genus
Etheostoma
Species
Etheostoma sequatchiense
ITIS TSN
650198
WoRMS AphiaID
1524287
GBIF key
2382305

Common questions about Sequatchie Darter

What is the scientific name of Sequatchie Darter?
The scientific name is Etheostoma sequatchiense, in the family Percidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Sequatchie Darter live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in fresh water.
Where has Sequatchie Darter been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 1 states, with the most records in Tennessee. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.

Closest relatives

Other Etheostoma species

Alabama Darter3 states
Etheostoma ramseyiPercidaeNativeFresh
Arkansas Darter5 states
Etheostoma craginiPercidaeNative and introducedFresh
Arkansas Saddled Darter3 states
Etheostoma euzonumPercidaeNativeFresh
Arrow Darter3 states
Etheostoma sagittaPercidaeNativeFresh
Autumn Darter2 states
Etheostoma autumnalePercidaeNativeFresh
Backwater Darter3 states
Etheostoma zoniferPercidaeNativeFresh
Banded Darter24 states
Etheostoma zonalePercidaeNative and introducedFresh
Bandfin Darter4 states
Etheostoma zonistiumPercidaeNativeFresh
Barcheek Darter2 states
Etheostoma obeyensePercidaeNativeFresh
Barrens Darter2 states
Etheostoma forbesiPercidaeNativeFresh
Beaded Darter1 states
Etheostoma clintonPercidaeNativeFresh
Black Darter6 states
Etheostoma duryiPercidaeNativeFresh
Blackfin Darter3 states
Etheostoma nigripinnePercidaeNativeFresh
Blenny Darter3 states
Etheostoma blenniusPercidaeNativeFresh
Blue River Orangebelly Darter7 states
Etheostoma cyanorumPercidaeNative
Blueface Darter1 states
Etheostoma cyanoprosopumPercidaeNativeFresh
Bluegrass Darter2 states
Etheostoma jimmycarterPercidaeNativeFresh
Bluemask Darter1 states
Etheostoma akatuloPercidaeNativeFresh
Blueside Darter9 states
Etheostoma jessiaePercidaeNativeFresh
Bluespar Darter2 states
Etheostoma meadiaePercidaeNativeFresh
Bluntnose Darter
Etheostoma chlorosomaPercidaeNativeFresh
Brighteye Darter6 states
Etheostoma lynceumPercidaeNativeFresh
Brook Darter1 states
Etheostoma burriPercidaeNativeFresh
Brown Darter3 states
Etheostoma edwiniPercidaeNativeFresh

Same family

More Percidae

Alabama Darter3 states
Etheostoma ramseyiPercidaeNativeFresh
Amber Darter3 states
Percina antesellaPercidaeNativeFresh
Appalachia Darter3 states
Percina gymnocephalaPercidaeNativeFresh
Arkansas Darter5 states
Etheostoma craginiPercidaeNative and introducedFresh
Arkansas Saddled Darter3 states
Etheostoma euzonumPercidaeNativeFresh
Arrow Darter3 states
Etheostoma sagittaPercidaeNativeFresh
Ashy Darter5 states
Allohistium cinereumPercidaeNativeFresh
Autumn Darter2 states
Etheostoma autumnalePercidaeNativeFresh
Backwater Darter3 states
Etheostoma zoniferPercidaeNativeFresh
Banded Darter24 states
Etheostoma zonalePercidaeNative and introducedFresh
Bandfin Darter4 states
Etheostoma zonistiumPercidaeNativeFresh
Bankhead Darter1 states
Percina sipsiPercidaeNativeFresh
Barcheek Darter2 states
Etheostoma obeyensePercidaeNativeFresh
Barrens Darter2 states
Etheostoma forbesiPercidaeNativeFresh
Bayou Darter1 states
Nothonotus rubrusPercidaeNative
Beaded Darter1 states
Etheostoma clintonPercidaeNativeFresh
Bigscale Logperch7 states
Percina macrolepidaPercidaeNative and introducedFresh
Black Darter6 states
Etheostoma duryiPercidaeNativeFresh
Blackbanded Darter10 states
Percina nigrofasciataPercidaeNativeFresh
Blackfin Darter3 states
Etheostoma nigripinnePercidaeNativeFresh
Blackside Darter28 states
Percina maculataPercidaeNativeFresh
Blenny Darter3 states
Etheostoma blenniusPercidaeNativeFresh
Bloodfin Darter4 states
Nothonotus sanguifluusPercidaeNativeFresh
Blotchside Logperch17 states
Percina burtoniPercidaeNativeFresh

All 229 species in Percidae