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Etheostoma nigrum
johnny darter
Gulf Islands National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		johnny darter
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MS: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 39 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Voyageurs National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/18/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 4:34:12 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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