Gulf Darter
Etheostoma swaini (Jordan, 1884)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Teleostei
Order	Perciformes
Family	Percidae
Genus	Etheostoma
Species	Etheostoma swaini (Jordan, 1884)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Florida.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Florida

Counties

Florida: Washington

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Assessed in 2013.

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States: N5 Secure

Subnational ranks

Tennessee: S5 Secure
Florida: S4 Apparently Secure
Mississippi: S5 Secure
Kentucky: S1 Critically Imperiled
Georgia: S3 Vulnerable
Alabama: S5 Secure
Louisiana: S4 Apparently Secure

Ranks looked up 15 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Morris, T.L. 2006. A biological inventory of aquifer caves in Florida with special emphasis on troglobitic crustaceans and salamanders. Final report S0057 to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 44 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 15 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Etheostoma swaini (Jordan, 1884). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2441. https://cavebiology.org/species/etheostoma-swaini/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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