| Family: |
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
North America: USA in upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. Populations extant in Copper Creek in Virginia, Powell River in Tennessee and Citico Creek in Tennessee; extirpated from North Fork Holston River in Virginia, Chickamauga Creek in Georgia and Hines Creek in Tennessee. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults inhabit pools and backwaters around slab rocks, bedrock ledges and tree roots in clear creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 05 March 2012 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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