The 146 recognized species in this genus are arranged into 18 subgenera. Two former subgenera,
Allohistium and
Nothonotus have been promoted to full genera. • '
Subgenus Belophlox'''''
Fowler, 1947 •
Etheostoma fricksium Hildebrand, 1923 (savannah darter) •
Etheostoma mariae (Fowler, 1947) (pinewoods darter) •
Etheostoma okaloosae (Fowler, 1941) (Okaloosa darter) • '
Subgenus Boleosoma'''''
DeKay, 1842 •
Etheostoma longimanum D. S. Jordan, 1888 (longfin darter) •
Etheostoma maculaticeps (E. D. Cope, 1870) •
Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 (johnny darter) •
Etheostoma olmstedi D. H. Storer, 1842 (tessellated darter) •
Etheostoma perlongum C. L. Hubbs &
Raney, 1946) (Waccamaw darter) •
Etheostoma podostemone D. S. Jordan & O. P. Jenkins, 1889 (riverweed darter) •
Etheostoma susanae (D. S. Jordan & Swain, 1883) (Cumberland darter) •
Etheostoma vexillare (D. S. Jordan, 1880) • '
Subgenus Catonotus'''''
Agassiz, 1854 •
Etheostoma barbouri Kuehne &
J. W. Small, 1971 (teardrop darter) •
Etheostoma basilare Page,
Hardman &
Near, 2003 (corrugated darter) •
Etheostoma brevispinum (
Coker, 1926) (Carolina fantail darter) •
Etheostoma chienense Page & Ceas, 1992 (relict darter) •
Etheostoma corona Page & Ceas, 1992 (crown darter) •
Etheostoma crossopterum Braasch & Mayden, 1985 (fringed darter) •
Etheostoma cumberlandicum D. S. Jordan & Swain, 1883 •
Etheostoma derivativum Page, Hardman & Near, 2003 (stone darter) •
Etheostoma flabellare'' Rafinesque, 1819 (fantail darter) •
Etheostoma forbesi Page & Ceas, 1992 (barrens darter) •
Etheostoma kennicotti (
Putnam, 1863) (stripetail darter) •
Etheostoma lemniscatum Blanton, 2008 (tuxedo darter) •
Etheostoma marmorpinnum Blanton &
R. E. Jenkins, 2008 (marbled darter) •
Etheostoma nebra Near &
M. R. Thomas, 2015 (buck darter) •
Etheostoma neopterum W. M. Howell &
Dingerkus, 1978 (lollipop darter) •
Etheostoma nigripinne Braasch & Mayden, 1985 (blackfin darter) •
Etheostoma obeyense Kirsch, 1892 (barcheek darter) •
Etheostoma olivaceum Braasch & Page, 1979 (sooty darter) •
Etheostoma oophylax Ceas &
Page, 1992 (guardian darter) •
Etheostoma percnurum R. E. Jenkins, 1994 (duskytail darter) •
Etheostoma pseudovulatum Page & Ceas, 1992 (egg-mimic darter) •
Etheostoma sitikuense Blanton, 2008 (Citico darter) •
Etheostoma smithi Page & Braasch, 1976 (slabrock darter) •
Etheostoma squamiceps D. S. Jordan, 1877 (spottail darter) •
Etheostoma striatulum Page & Braasch, 1977 (striated darter) •
Etheostoma virgatum (D. S. Jordan, 1880) (striped darter) •
Etheostoma xanthovum Wood & Near, 2023 • '
Subgenus Doration''''' D.S. Jordan, 1929 •
Etheostoma akatulo Layman &
Mayden, 2009 (bluemask darter) •
Etheostoma clinton Mayden &
Layman, 2012 (beaded darter) •
Etheostoma gore Mayden &
Layman, 2012 (Cumberland darter) •
Etheostoma jessiae (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (blueside darter) • ''
Etheostoma jimmycarter Mayden & Layman, 2012 (bluegrass darter) •
Etheostoma meadiae (D. S. Jordan & B. W. Evermann, 1898) •
Etheostoma obama Mayden & Layman, 2012 (spangled darter) •
Etheostoma stigmaeum (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (speckled darter) •
Etheostoma teddyroosevelt Mayden & Layman, 2012 (highland darter) • '
Subgenus Etheostoma''''' • ''
Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 (greenside darter) •
Etheostoma blennius C. H. Gilbert &
Swain, 1887 (blenny darter) •
Etheostoma gutselli (Hildebrand, 1932) (Tuckasegee darter) •
Etheostoma histrio D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1887 (harlequin darter) •
Etheostoma inscriptum (D. S. Jordan &
Brayton, 1878) (turquoise darter) •
Etheostoma lynceum O. P. Hay, 1885 (brighteye darter) •
Etheostoma rupestre C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (rock darter) •
Etheostoma swannanoa D. S. Jordan &
Evermann, 1889 (Swannanoa darter) •
Etheostoma sequatchiense Burr, 1979 (Sequatchie darter) •
Etheostoma thalassinum (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) (seagreen darter) •
Etheostoma zonale'' (Cope, 1868) (banded darter) • '
Subgenus Fuscatelum'''''
Page, 1981 •
Etheostoma parvipinne C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (goldstripe darter) •
Etheostoma phytophilum Bart &
M. S. Taylor, 1999 (rush darter) • '
Subgenus Hololepis'''''
Putnam, 1863 •
Etheostoma collis (
C. L. Hubbs &
Cannon, 1935) (Carolina darter) •
Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard, 1854) (swamp darter) • ''
Etheostoma gracile (Girard, 1859) (slough darter) •
Etheostoma serrifer (C. L. Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) (sawcheek darter) •
Etheostoma zonifer C. L. Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) (backwater darter) • '
Subgenus Ioa''''' D.S. Jordan &
Brayton, 1878 •
Etheostoma vitreum (Cope, 1870) (glassy darter) • '
Subgenus Litocara''''' R.M. Bailey, 1948 •
Etheostoma nianguae C. H. Gilbert &
Meek, 1887 (Niangua darter) •
Etheostoma sagitta (D. S. Jordan & Swain, 1883) (arrow darter) • ''
Etheostoma spilotum C. H. Gilbert, 1887 (Kentucky arrow darter, Cumberland Plateau darter) • '
Subgenus Microperca''''' Putnam, 1863 •
Etheostoma fonticola (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (fountain darter) •
Etheostoma microperca D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1888 (least darter) •
Etheostoma proeliare (O. P. Hay, 1881) (cypress darter) • '
Subgenus Mooreichthys'''''
R.R. Stephens, K.A. Johnson &
M.P. Grady, 2014 •
Etheostoma sellare (
Radcliffe &
W. W. Welsh, 1913) (Maryland darter) • '
Sugenus Oligocephalus''''' Girard, 1859 • ''
Etheostoma artesiae (
O. P. Hay, 1881) (redspot darter) •
Etheostoma asprigene (
S. A. Forbes, 1878) (mud darter) •
Etheostoma australe D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Conchos darter) • ''
Etheostoma bison Ceas & Page, 1997 (buffalo darter) •
Etheostoma burri Ceas & Page, 1997 (brook darter) •
Etheostoma caeruleum D. H. Storer, 1845 (rainbow darter) •
Etheostoma collettei Birdsong &
L. W. Knapp, 1969 (creole darter) •
Etheostoma cyanorum (Moore & Rigney, 1952) •
Etheostoma ditrema Ramsey & Suttkus, 1965 (coldwater darter) • ''
Etheostoma exile (
Girard, 1859) (Iowa darter) •
Etheostoma fragi Distler, 1968 (strawberry darter) •
Etheostoma grahami (Girard, 1859) (Rio Grande darter) •
Etheostoma hopkinsi (Fowler, 1945) (Christmas darter) •
Etheostoma kantuckeense Ceas & Page, 1997 (Highland Rim darter) •
Etheostoma lawrencei Ceas & Burr, 2002 (headwater darter) • ''
Etheostoma lepidum (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853) (greenthroat darter) •
Etheostoma lugoi S. M. Norris &
W. L. Minckley, 1997 (tufa darter) •
Etheostoma luteovinctum C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (redband darter) •
Etheostoma nuchale W. M. Howell &
R. D. Caldwell, 1965 (watercress darter) •
Etheostoma pottsii (Girard, 1859) (Chihuahua darter) •
Etheostoma radiosum (C. L. Hubbs &
J. D. Black, 1941) (orangebelly darter) •
Etheostoma segrex S. M. Norris &
W. L. Minckley, 1997 (Río Salado darter) • ''
Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) (orangethroat darter) •
Etheostoma swaini (D. S. Jordan, 1884) (Gulf darter) •
Etheostoma tecumsehi Ceas & Page, 1997 (Shawnee darter) •
Etheostoma thompsoni Suttkus, Bart & Etnier, 2012 (gumbo darter) •
Etheostoma uniporum Distler, 1968 (current darter) •
Etheostoma whipplei (Girard, 1859) (redfin darter) • '
Subgenus Ozarka'''''
J.D. Williams &
Robison, 1981 •
Etheostoma autumnale Mayden, 2010 (autumn darter) •
Etheostoma boschungi Wall &
J. D. Williams, 1974 (slackwater darter) • ''
Etheostoma cragini C. H. Gilbert, 1885 (Arkansas darter) •
Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010 (sunburst darter) •
Etheostoma pallididorsum Distler &
Metcalf, 1962 (paleback darter) •
Etheostoma punctulatum (
Agassiz, 1854) (stippled darter) •
Etheostoma trisella R. M. Bailey & W. J. Richards, 1963 (trispot darter) • '
Subgenus Poecilichthys''''' Agassiz, 1854 •
Etheostoma erythrozonum Switzer & R. M. Wood, 2009 (Meramec saddled darter) •
Etheostoma euzonum (C. L. Hubbs &
J. D. Black, 1940) (Arkansas saddled darter) •
Etheostoma kanawhae (
Raney, 1941) (Kanawha darter) • ''
Etheostoma osburni (
C. L. Hubbs &
Trautman, 1932) (candy darter) •
Etheostoma tetrazonum (C. L. Hubbs & J. D. Black, 1940) (Missouri saddled darter) •
Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1838 (variegated darter) • '
Subgenus Psychromaster''''' D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 •
Etheostoma tuscumbia C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887 (Tuscumbia darter) • '
Subgenus Ulocentra''''' D.S. Jordan, 1878 “Snubnose darters” •
Etheostoma atripinne (
D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Cumberland snubnose darter) •
Etheostoma baileyi Page &
Burr, 1982 (emerald darter) •
Etheostoma barrenense Burr & Page, 1982 (splendid darter) •
Etheostoma bellator Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1993 (warrior darter) •
Etheostoma birminghamense Brownstein, Kim, Wood, Alley, Stokes & Near, 2025 •
Etheostoma brevirostrum Suttkus &
Etnier, 1991 (holiday darter) •
Etheostoma cervus Powers & Mayden, 2003 (Chickasaw darter) •
Etheostoma chermocki Boschung, Mayden &
Tomelleri, 1992 (vermilion darter) •
Etheostoma colorosum Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1993 (coastal darter) •
Etheostoma coosae (
Fowler, 1945) (Coosa darter) •
Etheostoma cyanoprosopum Near & Kozal, 2017 (blueface darter) •
Etheostoma duryi Henshall, 1889 (black darter) •
Etheostoma etnieri Bouchard, 1977 (cherry darter) • ''
Etheostoma faulkneri Sterling & Warren, 2020 (Yoknapatawpha darter) •
Etheostoma flavum'' Etnier & R. M. Bailey, 1989 (saffron darter) •
Etheostoma gurleyense Brownstein, Kim, Wood, Alley, Stokes & Near, 2025 •
Etheostoma kimberlae Mayden, 2025 •
Etheostoma lachneri Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1994 (Tombigbee darter) •
Etheostoma michellae Mayden, 2025 •
Etheostoma orientale Powers & Mayden, 2007 (East Rim darter) •
Etheostoma planasaxatile Powers & Mayden, 2007 (duck darter) •
Etheostoma pyrrhogaster R. M. Bailey & Etnier, 1988 (firebelly darter) •
Etheostoma rafinesquei Burr & Page, 1982 (Kentucky darter) •
Etheostoma ramseyi Suttkus & R. M. Bailey, 1994 (Alabama darter) • ''
Etheostoma raneyi Suttkus & Bart, 1994 (Yazoo darter) • ''
Etheostoma scotti Bauer, Etnier &
Burkhead, 1995 (Cherokee darter) •
Etheostoma simoterum (Cope, 1868) (snubnose darter) •
Etheostoma tallapoosae Suttkus & Etnier, 1991 (Tallapoosa darter) •
Etheostoma zonistium R. M. Bailey & Etnier, 1988 (bandfin darter) • '
Subgenus Vaillantia''''' D.S. Jordan, 1878 •
Etheostoma chlorosoma (O. P. Hay, 1881) (bluntnose darter) •
Etheostoma davisoni O. P. Hay, 1885 (Choctawhatchee darter) • '
Subgenus Villora''''' Hubbs &
Cannon, 1935 •
Etheostoma edwini (
C. L. Hubbs &
Cannon, 1935) (brown darter) ;Synonyms •
Etheostoma occidentale Powers & Mayden, 2007 (West Rim darter); valid as
E. atripinne •
Etheostoma saludae (C. L. Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) (saluda darter); valid as
E. collis •
Etheostoma tennesseense Powers & Mayden, 2007 (Tennessee darter); valid as
E. simoterum ==References==