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Etheostoma zonistium Bailey & Etnier, 1988 Bandfin darter |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: tributaries of lower Tennessee River system in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama upstream to Bear Creek system in the USA; Spring Creek in Tennessee and extreme upper Black Warrior River system in Alabama. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on midge larvae (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 January 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||