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title: "Regenbogen-Springbarsch"
description: "Etheostoma caeruleum — Fische. The rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/rainbow-darter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Regenbogen-Springbarsch

> Etheostoma caeruleum — Fische. The rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches.

- Scientific name: *Etheostoma caeruleum*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 7262
- Wikidata: [Q217560](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217560)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58633](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58633)

## Names

- en: Rainbow Darter
- de: Regenbogen-Springbarsch
- es: Perca arcoíris
- fr: Dard arc-en-ciel

## Countries with the most observations

US (6170), CA (925)

## Summary

The rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is native to North America where it is found in small, fast-moving streams and small to medium-sized rivers. It grows to 2 to 3 inches (51 to 76 mm) in length. The species is very sensitive to pollution and silt, staying in clean, pollution-free water. The rainbow darter is easily identified by three dark spots on the back, and blue and orange in the dorsal and anal fins.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_darter

## Photo

![Regenbogen-Springbarsch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rainbow-darter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/373762739

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rainbow-darter?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).