| Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| 7.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| North America: found only in Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA. |
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| Inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on midge larvae, with mayfly nymphs, caddis larvae, and microcrustacea (Ref. 10294). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Locally common in middle Cumberland drainage, absent in upper and lower drainage; common to abundant in most of Tennessee drainage, but rare in North Carolina and absent in western tributaries of Tennessee River in Tennessee (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |
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