Allohistium

Allohistium
Ashy darter (Allohistium cinereum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Subfamily:	Etheostomatinae
Genus:	Allohistium Bailey, 1955
Type species
Etheostoma cinerea Storer, 1845 [1]

Allohistium is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish which is classified in the subfamily Etheostomatinae, commonly known as the darters, part of the family Percidae which also includes the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. They are found in the rivers of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia, in the Tennessee River, Duck River and Cumberland River drainages.

Taxonomy

Allohistium was originally erected as a subgenus of Etheostoma . ^{[1] [2]} Some authorities still regard Allohistium in this way. ^{[3] [4]}

Species

Currently, two species in this genus are recognized: ^[5]

• Allohistium cinereum Storer, 1845 (Ashy darter)
• Allohistium maydeni Powers & Kuhajda, 2012 (Redlips darter)

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Etheostomatinae". Catalog of Fishes (genus). California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 January 2026.
2. Carol A. Stepien & Amanda Haponski (2015). "Taxonomy, Distribution, and Evolution of the Percidae". In Patrick Kestemont; Konrad Dabrowski & Robert C. Summerfelt (eds.). Biology and Culture of Percid Fishes. Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 3–60. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-7227-3_1. ISBN   978-94-017-7227-3.
3. Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 448–450. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN   978-1-118-34233-6.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Etheostoma". FishBase . February 2014 version.
5. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Allohistium". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 January 2026.