Gilt darter

The Gilt darter lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

CHARACTERISTICS: The gilt darter, one of Alabama’s most colorful Percina species, is known for the brilliant reddish orange on the underside of the head. More

The gilt darter is the most colorful of Ohio's 8 Percina species of darters. Unfortunately they have not been found in Ohio waters since 1893. Male to the left, female below. More

The gilt darter is a small fish that reaches three inches in length. There is a row of specialized scales along the midline of the belly, and the gill membrane is joined forward of the breast. More

Colors of the gilt darter vary, depending on age and sex. Females and juveniles are primarily olive brown; their sides have a dark pattern, similar to that of males. Adults typically measure about 3 inches long. More

Like many darter species, the gilt darter is a colorful fish. its body is olive to blue-green in color and there are five to eight dark blotches along the back as well as square blotches on its sides. More

Only pre-1900 collections of the gilt darter have ever been recorded in Iowa. Thus this species is presumed extirpated from the state (Harlan et al. 1987). More

Distinguishing characteristics: The gilt darter can be distinguished by its small-to-moderate (not extending beyond the anterior of eye) terminal or subterminal mouth without obvious canine teeth, by the presence of one or more enlarged and heavily toothed scales between the pelvic fins, plus usually More

Gilt - The gilt darter is found in the Mississippi basin including Bear Creek, Shoal Creek, and upper Elk River, and the gilt darter is similar in appearance to the bronze darter that lives in the Mobile basin. More

The gilt darter is in the subgenus Ericosma, and is characterized by a premaxillary frenum, separate gill membranes, well-developed, modified midventral scales, and strongly developed breeding tubercles in adult males. More

Gilt darter; Gilt-head sea bream; Fountain darter; Swamp darter; Slough darter; Christmas darter; Turquoise darter; Choctawhatchee darter; Brown darter; Sharphead darter; Coppercheek darter; Boulder darter; Redfin darter; Banded darter; Striated darter; Gulf darter; Variegate darter; Fantail darter; Iowa darter; Spotted darter; Yoke More

Common names

gilt darter in English
Guldsmutte in Danish (dansk)
娉婷小鱸 in Mandarin Chinese
娉婷小鲈 in Mandarin Chinese

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