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Etheostoma barbouri Kuehne & Small, 1971 Teardrop darter |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: found only in the middle and upper Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723). Adults feed on midge and blackfly larvae, copepods and cladocerans, and immature mayflies and caddisflies (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 December 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||