Etheostoma variatum
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Percidae
Subfamilia: Etheostomatinae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: Etheostoma variatum
Name
Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1840
No types known. Type catalog: Collette & Knapp 1967:42
Type location: Mahoning River, tributary to Big Bear and Ohio rivers, Ohio, U.S.A.
Note: Also published as Etheostoma variata [listed as misspelling]
References
Primary references
Kirtland, J.P. 1840. Descriptions of four new species of fishes. Boston Journal of Natural History v. 3 (nos 1–2) (art. 3): 273–277, Pl. 2. BHL Reference page. [see page 274]
Collette, B.B. & Knapp, L.W. 1967. Catalog of type specimens of the darters (Pisces, Percidae, Etheostomatini). Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 119 (no. 3550) 1966: 1–88. BHL Reference page. [see page 42]
Links
Etheostoma variata in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on August 21, 2018.
Etheostoma variatum in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Etheostoma variatum – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
English: Variegate darter
中文: 雜色鏢鱸
Etheostoma variatum, the variegate darter, 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 native to the eastern United States where it occurs primarily in the Ohio River basin; it is present in the states of Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky with a small population in Virginia. It is a large darter, growing to 10 cm (4 in) long, orange-red with black vertical barring on its body, and horizontal barring on its front dorsal fin. Its typical habitat is swift-flowing riffles with rubble, boulder and gravel. No major threats have been identified for this fish and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Description
Etheostoma variatum is large in size for its family; it has an average length of between two and a half and three and a half inches (6 and 9 cm). It has a wide variety of markings. There is a red-orange band on its dorsal fin, which is followed by a blue-green band and a red-brown band at the edge of the fin. There are also red spots located on its other fins.[3]
This darter has large pectoral fins, which are used to keep the fish upright in the fast-moving streams it inhabits. It also has four to six saddles along its back. Three to four of these saddles tend to be dark and visible while the remaining saddles are not.[3]
Habitat
Etheostoma variatum lives in small and medium rivers and streams. They tend to live within riffles that contain small rocks. The darter will tend to live in the fastest flowing riffles. In order to survive, it needs rivers and streams with high water quality. Due to this attribute, the fish is often viewed as an indicator of good water quality.[3]
The darter lives predominantly in the states of Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky. It has also been found within Virginia, although only rarely.[1]
Behavior
Diet
The diet of E. variatum consists of crustaceans, insect larvae and other aquatic invertebrates.[3]
Reproduction
During the early spring, males establish spawning territory,[4] which will occur from April to May. After spawning, the eggs are laid in riffles by females, who will bury them with pebbles. After the eggs are buried, they are abandoned by the parents.[3]
Status
The population trend of this fish seems to be stable and it is a common species with numerous sub-populations over a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
References
NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma variatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202547A18232742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202547A18232742.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma variatum". FishBase. December 2019 version.
Zimmerman, Brian (2011). Stream Fishes of Ohio Field Guide. Ohio: Ohio Division of Wildlife. p. 15.
Stauffer, Jay (2007). Fishes of West Virginia. Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 315. ISBN 9781422317839.
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