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Etheostoma olmstedi
tessellated darter
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Etheostoma olmstedi Storer, 1842
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		tessellated darter
Park Synonyms:		Etheostoma nigrum olmstedi

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Percidae, Genus Etheostoma, Species Etheostoma olmstedi


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR,G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: S5; PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 13 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Blue Ridge Parkway	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Shenandoah National Park
Suitland Parkway	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	5/19/2021

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 8:40:19 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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