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Etheostoma tippecanoe Jordan & Evermann, 1890 Tippecanoe darter |
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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. | |||
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| 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 | |||