Range and Identity
Etheostoma derivativum is the identity retained for this entry. Its description appears in a study of barcheek darter relationships and newly recognized species. Keeping the full scientific name helps prevent older, more broadly identified records from being silently treated as this exact fish.
Habitat and Behavior
The checked account places the species in the Cumberland drainage but supplies little detailed ecology. It does not establish a particular current speed, bottom material or feeding list. Those details cannot be supplied solely from the word stone in its common name.
Food and Life History
The reported upper measurement is 5.7 centimeters standard length. That excludes the caudal fin and should not be compared directly with total-length records. A verified independent maximum weight and detailed reproductive account are absent from the available summary.
Field Note
Keep the original identification and precise creek locality with a record. This is especially useful for a species separated from closely related darters through taxonomic study.
All Lakes With Stone Darter
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Stone Darter records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.