Etheostoma colorosum
Suttkus and Bailey 1993
Family Percidae
![Lateral view of coastal darters](https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2020/02/Plate-166.jpg)
The coast darter is a member of the perch and darter family. It has a blunt snout, subterminal mouth, no premaxillary frenum and a complete lateral line. The body is light brown on the back and upper side, often with eight brown saddles and between seven and nine brown blotches on the side just below the lateral line. There are five branchiostegal rays. Coastal darters can be found in sandy and gravelly pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central drainages
- River Drainages — Perdido River, Escambia River, Blackwater River, Yellow River and the Choctawhatchee River