The Saluda darter (Etheostoma saludae) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Saluda River of South Carolina. It inhabits mud-bottomed, sand-bottomed, and rock-bottomed pools of slow to moderate headwaters and creeks . This species can reach a length of 4.3 cm (1.7 in). It is plain in color with brown on theback and sides and a yellow to white belly. The sides have a dozen or so brown blotches and arespeckled with brown dots.