| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: known only from the middle Cumberland River drainages (Rockcastle River in Kentucky to Caney Fork in Tennessee) in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA. Previously regarded as a subspecies of Etheostoma maculatum (Ref. 3814). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits fast rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723); also found in creeks (Ref. 10294). Rakes et al. (1999) reported results of captive propagation this species from the Big South Fork, Tennessee: eggs were adhesive, 1.5-1.8 mm in diameter, deposited in the crevice of joined ceramic tiles; approximately 20 eggs were deposited per mating event and eggs were clumped together; larvae were phototactic and pelagic for 5-21 days before becoming benthic (Ref. 93269). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 January 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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