| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
6.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Altamaha and Flint River systems in Georgia to Navasota River system (Brazos River drainage) in Texas, USA; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to western Kentucky and southeastern Missouri in the USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits clay and sand-bottomed runs and pools of vegetated, spring-fed headwaters and creeks (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on midge larvae, dipteran pupae, caddisfly larvae, dytiscid beetle larvae, and small crayfish (Ref. 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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