Kebnat

Etheostoma

4 species

In Québec, the genus Etheostoma (family Percidae) counts 4 species of fish. The stars? Northern Tessellated Darter, Johnny Darter and Iowa Darter, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Mauricie4
  3. Estrie4
  4. Montréal4
  5. Outaouais4
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  7. Lanaudière4
  8. Montérégie4
  9. Centre-du-Québec4
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Laval2
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  14. Nord-du-Québec1

Etheostoma 4

Perciformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Percidae
All31Percidae10Gasterosteidae4Cottidae3Psychrolutidae3Scorpaenidae3Cyclopteridae2Anarhichadidae1Hemitripteridae1Liparidae1Pholidae1Stichaeidae1Zoarcidae1
Northern Tessellated Darter1,694 observations
Johnny Darter1,654 observations
Iowa Darter1,486 observations
Fantail Darter1,469 observations