| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: found only in the USA in Mobile Bay, Pascagoula River and Pearl River drainages of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in fast, deep rocky riffles of small to medium rivers. Giant of the darters. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 19 April 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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