Tessellated darter

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Etheostoma olmstedi

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National record

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Overview

Habitat summary
The Southern tessellated darter can be found in coastal streams from the Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to the St. Johns River in Florida (Cole 1967, Rohde et al. 2009, Florida Natural Areas Inventory 2001). In Florida, the population is found in portions of the North Central part of the state.
Diet
diet of Southern tessellated darters primarily consists of small fish, crustaceans, and insects (Gilbert 1992). eaten by larger males, which then the larger male will fertilize the eggs (Constantz 1979).
Aliases
Southern Tesselated Darter
Water type
freshwater

When to fish

Seasonality
no season (intentional): not managed via recreational bite calendar.

Where to fish

Habitat summary
The Southern tessellated darter can be found in coastal streams from the Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to the St. Johns River in Florida (Cole 1967, Rohde et al. 2009, Florida Natural Areas Inventory 2001). In Florida, the population is found in portions of the North Central part of the state.
Habitat zone
freshwater
Fishing zone
freshwater

How to catch

Not in the source.

Bait & lures

Not in the source.

Size

Not in the source.

Records

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Related states & places

Place links are planning context, not proof of local species presence. Florida city links marked local context follow existing directory relationships, not catch reports.

Source-linked directories

Real local listings currently cover Florida only. Boat-ramp, charter and creator links below follow existing Florida species relationships. Bait-shop links are city context only, not species-targeting evidence.

Boat ramps — Florida

Selected examples from 258 source-linked directory records.

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Charter captains: no matching local listing in the source for this species.

Bait shops — Florida

Selected examples from 88 source-linked city-context records.

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Fishing creators — Florida

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Related species

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Source evidence by state

Florida

State guide · State species

common name local
Southern Tesselated Darter
scientific name local
Etheostoma olmstedi
water type local
freshwater
enrichment status
enriched
waterbodies
St. Johns River
geo regions fl
Northeast · Inland North
range precision
waterbody

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