| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
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7.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: found only in Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
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). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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