Etheostoma tippecanoe Jordan & Evermann, 1890
Tippecanoe darter
Etheostoma tippecanoe
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  4.3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Ohio River basin from western Pennsylvania to Indiana, and south to Tennessee River drainage in Virginia and Tennessee, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabit shallow gravel riffles of medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Adults feed on midge larvae and baetid mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 24 January 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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