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
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.
How to cite this account
Etheostoma swaini (Jordan, 1884). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2441. https://cavebiology.org/species/etheostoma-swaini/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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