Etheostoma swannanoa

Etheostoma swannanoa

Family	Scientific Name	Author	Year	Common Name
Percidae	Etheostoma swannanoa	(Jordan and Evermann)	1889	Swannanoa Darter

Unique Characteristics: Belly and interpelvic area lacking modified scales. Lateral line normal, not arched upward. 1^st anal spine stiff, as thick as 2^nd spine. Sides with no horizontal streaks along each scale row. Posterior bars on side not encircling caudal peduncle. Opercle and checks naked. Nape with embedded scales near head. Dorsal fin with orange basal band. Restricted to Pigeon, French Broad, and Nolichucky basins.

Similar Species:

Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale. Belly and interpelvic area lacking modified scales. Lateral line normal, not arched upward. 1^st anal spine stiff, as thick as 2^nd spine. Sides with no horizontal streaks along each scale row. Sides with narrow greenish bars with posterior bars encircling caudal peduncle. Opercle and checks at least partially scaled.

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