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Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 583, February 598, March 947, April 1,853, May 3,560, June 1,668, July 1,256, August 1,136, September 1,195, October 978, November 611, December 545.
United States33,195
Canada15,617
Ontario14,930
Minnesota4,986
New York4,689
Michigan4,163
Wisconsin3,451
Ohio2,854
Illinois1,348
West Virginia1,179

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyPerches, Darters, and allies · Percidae
GenusTypical Darters · Etheostoma

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