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title: "Johnny Darter"
description: "Etheostoma nigrum — Vissen. The johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) is a 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/nl/animal/johnny-darter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Johnny Darter

> Etheostoma nigrum — Vissen. The johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) is a 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 nigrum*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 3371
- Wikidata: [Q217581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217581)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58630](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58630)

## Names

- en: Johnny Darter
- de: Schwarzer Springbarsch
- es: Perca negra
- fr: Raseux-de-terre noir

## Countries with the most observations

US (2464), CA (680)

## Summary

The johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) is a 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 shallow waters throughout North America east of the Rocky Mountains.

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

## Photo

![Johnny Darter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/johnny-darter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29631192

## Machine access

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