Etheostoma blennioides blennioides Rafinesque / NORTHERN GREENSIDE DARTER

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Name

Family: Percidae (Perch)
Scientific Name: Etheostoma blennioides blennioides Rafinesque
Common Name: NORTHERN GREENSIDE DARTER

Description

General Description: Spines in the dorsal, anal and pelvic fins; dorsal fins usually separated; anal fin with 1 or 2 spines; ctenoid scales; thoracic pelvic fins; usually barred rather than striped color patterns.
Specific Description: Bridge of skin between maxillary and preorbital at sides of mouth; green colors; no frenum; gill membranes broadly joined; 57-70 scale rows.

Distribution

Distribution: Southern Great Lakes drainage; Ohio drainage; prairie form, E. b. pholidotum in Lake Erie drainage.

Ecology

Ecology: On riffles with filamentous green algae for spawning. Feed on midges and crustaceans. Length to 9 cm.

Family Description

New Family Filename: /f/fish5ic/family/perch.htm

Related Material

Technical Details

Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Fish Species Descriptions
Record: 181
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/f/fish5ic/x-181/181

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Full citation: "Etheostoma blennioides blennioides Rafinesque; NORTHERN GREENSIDE DARTER." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Fish Species Descriptions. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/f/fish5ic/x-181/181. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2025.