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Etheostoma zonifer (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) Backwater darter |
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photo by
Tumlison, R. |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: found only in Coastal Plain streams in Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and Mississippi, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits mud-bottomed, often vegetated, pools of sluggish creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 January 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||