Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare)
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FishesIn Hancock County, Ohio

Fantail Darter

Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819

Fantail Darter in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Family
Percidae
Near Hancock County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (43)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (42)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Fantail Darter by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hancock County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 20 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Hancock County · records of all species each week, 9,325 in all

Records per week from 20 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Fantail Darter in Hancock County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fantail DarterYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100042
Jan 11–170011
Jan 18–240015
Jan 25–310017
Feb 1–70025
Feb 8–140018
Feb 15–210078
Feb 22–280051
Mar 1–70071
Mar 8–1400105
Mar 15–210054
Mar 22–281156
Mar 29 – Apr 41172
Apr 5–1111223
Apr 12–1800135
Apr 19–2500162
Apr 26 – May 200184
May 3–900178
May 10–1600184
May 17–2322249
May 24–3000237
May 31 – Jun 600234
Jun 7–1300270
Jun 14–2011275
Jun 21–2700712
Jun 28 – Jul 400360
Jul 5–1100390
Jul 12–1842513
Jul 19–2500343
Jul 26 – Aug 100536
Aug 2–811444
Aug 9–1500302
Aug 16–2200335
Aug 23–2900431
Aug 30 – Sep 511403
Sep 6–1211281
Sep 13–1911238
Sep 20–2611204
Sep 27 – Oct 321207
Oct 4–1000141
Oct 11–170097
Oct 18–241155
Oct 25–310099
Nov 1–72149
Nov 8–140049
Nov 15–210028
Nov 22–280053
Nov 29 – Dec 50041
Dec 6–120020
Dec 13–190013
Dec 20–26009
Dec 27 – Jan 20026

In Ohio

Late March to early December, middle week Jul 5–11

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 436 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 263 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Fantail Darter in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fantail DarterYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10416,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7316,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21425,436
Feb 22–28336,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–144310,384
Mar 15–212212,620
Mar 22–287413,949
Mar 29 – Apr 49619,661
Apr 5–119526,860
Apr 12–1834539,925
Apr 19–2519541,623
Apr 26 – May 213556,391
May 3–929652,952
May 10–1612353,785
May 17–2311457,698
May 24–307354,651
May 31 – Jun 67553,099
Jun 7–1314453,700
Jun 14–208656,625
Jun 21–276355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 412558,477
Jul 5–118461,336
Jul 12–1816564,722
Jul 19–258469,753
Jul 26 – Aug 18559,416
Aug 2–817659,712
Aug 9–1513655,994
Aug 16–2210654,328
Aug 23–293351,772
Aug 30 – Sep 57457,167
Sep 6–124359,075
Sep 13–196354,543
Sep 20–2612445,860
Sep 27 – Oct 36443,180
Oct 4–1010337,841
Oct 11–1719230,824
Oct 18–2414321,156
Oct 25–319219,021
Nov 1–74314,172
Nov 8–145212,621
Nov 15–21617,965
Nov 22–28838,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5536,083
Dec 6–12426,004
Dec 13–19425,423
Dec 20–26615,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2748,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Etheostoma recorded in Hancock County

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile17 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum15 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest45%31%
Developed43%49%
Farmland5%11%
Open water3%3%
Wetland3%5%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%

From 293 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

436 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.