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Etheostoma camurum (Cope, 1870) Bluebreast darter |
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photo by
Crippen, C. |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Ohio River basin from western New York to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee River in North Carolina and Tennessee in the USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabit fast, rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 December 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||