| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
7.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: tributaries of lower Tennessee River system in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama upstream to Bear Creek system in the USA; Spring Creek in Tennessee and extreme upper Black Warrior River system in Alabama. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on midge larvae (Ref. 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 January 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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