Scientific Name
Etheostoma bison
Common Name
Buffalo darter
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-14;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 8. Differs from all members of the complex in having in the breeding male the horizontal lines restricted to a series of long dark dashes, and upper sides with a zone of light tan extending the length of the body. It differs from all other species by modally having 8 anal rays and 6 scales below the lateral line (Ref. 27671).