Summary ⁶

The tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) is a fish belonging to the genus Etheostoma. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the johnny darter, which it greatly resembles in general appearance. Both species are rather pale with small X or W shaped markings on the back and upper sides. Both have only a single anal fin spine whereas all other darters in our area have two. Tessellated darters have somewhat sharper snouts than johnny darters, more dorsal...

Biology ⁷

Inhabits sandy and muddy pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers; and shores of lakes (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone and guarded by males (Ref. 7043).

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1. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:99403
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7. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/21003678

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