Etheostoma forbesi Page & Ceas, 1992
Barrens darter
Barrens darter,  Barrens darter
Etheostoma forbesi
photo by Page, L.M.

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  7.44 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Cumberland ecoregion, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults concentrate in headwaters and creeks in quiet to gently flowing pools, often under large rocks over bedrock (Ref. 33867).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 12 December 2011 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Cumberland ecoregion (Ref. 81264). Found in tributaries of Barren Fork Collins River (Caney Fork system), Cannon County, Tennessee; also possibly in the adjacent upper Duck River system. Museum: Duke Creek, 3.2 km SE Hollow Springs, Cannon County, Tennessee, INHS 58632 (holotype of Etheostoma forbesi, 7.39 cm SL, male); paratypes, UMMZ 217892, USNM 313756 (Ref. 33867). Status of threat: threatened. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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