#2277 · 🐟 fish

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The rainbow darter ( Etheostoma caeruleum ) is a native North American fish found in small, fast-moving streams and small to medium-sized rivers. It grows to 2 to 3 in (51 to 76 mm) in length. The species is very sensitive to pollution and silt, staying in clean, pollution-free water. The rainbow darter is easily identified by three dark spots on the back, and blue and orange in the dorsal and anal fins. It is a small perch-like fish found...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,471iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).