TN00104 JOHNNY DARTER ETHEOSTOMA NIGRUM NIGRUM
| Species ID | TN00104 |
| Name | DARTER, JOHNNY |
| Other Common Names | |
| Category | 01 Fish |
| Elcode | |
| Phylum | CHORDATA |
| Subphylum | |
| Class | OSTEICHTHYES |
| Subclass | |
| Suborder | |
| Order | PERCIFORMES |
| Family | PERCIDAE |
| Genus | ETHEOSTOMA |
| Species | NIGRUM |
| Subspecies | NIGRUM |
| Authority | RAFINESQUE 1820 |
| Scientific Name | ETHEOSTOMA NIGRUM NIGRUM |
Comments
SOME TAXONOMISTS DO NOT RECOGNIZE JOHNNY AND TESSELATED DARTERS AS SEPARATE SPECIES *842*, POPULATIONS OFTEN ARE REFERRED TO AS ONE OF THREE SUBSPECIES: E. N. NIGRUM, E. N. EULEPIS, OR E. N. SUSANAE, HOWEVER, E. N. NIGRUM AND E. N. EULEPIS ARE POORLY DIFFERENTIATED AND THE USE OF E. N. EULEPIS SHOULD BE DISCONTINUED, E. N. SUSANAE IS ENDEMIC TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER SYSTEM ABOVE CUMBERLAND FALLS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE *TN5017*