Etheostoma bison Ceas & Page, 1997
Buffalo darter
Etheostoma bison
photo by Page, L.M.

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Occurs in tributaries of the lower Duck and lower Tennessee Rivers.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Differs from all members of the complex in having in the breeding male the horizontal lines restricted to a series of long dark dashes, and upper sides with a zone of light tan extending the length of the body. It differs from all other species by modally having 8 anal rays and 6 scales below the lateral line (Ref. 27671).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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