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MBSS Fish Information
RAINBOW DARTER
Etheostoma caeruleum

The Rainbow darter is a member of the Perch family (Percidae).

The map below shows presence (green circles) of this species in the 1995-2019 MBSS dataset.
Illustration by Dave Neely

Distribution of Rainbow darter in Maryland (MBSS data):

The MBSS has collected the following fishes in the family Percidae:

Common Name Genus & species
Fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare
Greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides
Tessellated darter Etheostoma olmstedi
Yellow perch Perca flavescens
Banded darter Etheostoma zonale
Rainbow darter Etheostoma caeruleum