FB-68499 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68499 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Nettorhamphos Nettorhamphos radula Conway, Moore & Summers, 2017 Blueface darter 2017-12-21 2024-08-16 Kozal, L.C., J.W. Simmons, J.M. Mollish, D.J. MacGuigan, E. Benavides, B.P. Keck and T.J. Near0 Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of the <i>Etheostoma zonistium</i> species complex with the description of a new species endemic to the cumberland plateau of Alabama. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58(2):263-286. (Ref. 116751) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-12-22 00:00:00 2017-12-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68509 Etheostoma cyanoprosopum is distinguished by the following characters: lateral line complete with 45 to 53 scales; 11 to 17 transverse scale rows ; 16 to 20 scales around the caudal peduncle 16 to 20 ; dorsal fin with modally 10 spines and 12 rays; anal fin with 2 spines and 7 to 9 soft rays; pectoral fin with modally 14 rays; nape, belly, and prepectoral area are scaled; breast naked in most specimens; nine lateral blotches of pigment on side of body, 8 to 10 dorsal saddles, a narrow suborbital bar; spinous dorsal fin with three distinct color bands in nuptial males; a distal-most thin turquoise band, a medial band of dark red, and a basal-most band of black spots; second dorsal fin with blue color on distal third and a more basal red band limited to the posterior two-thirds of the fin. Nuptial males possess a turquoise to darker blue color on the pelvic fins, caudal fin, and margin of the anal fin. A turquoise color on the breast extends to the underside of the head, snout, and cheeks. A pale white line extends along the lateral line to the middle of the second dorsal fin. Absence of a red ocellus in the first interradial membrane of the first dorsal fin in both males and females (Ref. 116751). Kozal, L.C., J.W. Simmons, J.M. Mollish, D.J. MacGuigan, E. Benavides, B.P. Keck and T.J. Near 2017 Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of the <i>Etheostoma zonistium</i> species complex with the description of a new species endemic to the cumberland plateau of Alabama. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58(2):263-286. (Ref. 116751) FB-Morphology-68509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-12-22 00:00:00 2017-12-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68509 Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 7 - 9 Kozal, L.C., J.W. Simmons, J.M. Mollish, D.J. MacGuigan, E. Benavides, B.P. Keck and T.J. Near 2017 Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of the <i>Etheostoma zonistium</i> species complex with the description of a new species endemic to the cumberland plateau of Alabama. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58(2):263-286. (Ref. 116751) FB-Distribution-68509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-12-22 00:00:00 2017-12-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68509 North America: Upland streams on the Cumberland Plateau in the upper Bear Creek system (Tennessee River drainage) and the Hubbard Creek system (Mobile Basin) in Alabama, USA. Kozal, L.C., J.W. Simmons, J.M. Mollish, D.J. MacGuigan, E. Benavides, B.P. Keck and T.J. Near 2017 Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of the <i>Etheostoma zonistium</i> species complex with the description of a new species endemic to the cumberland plateau of Alabama. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58(2):263-286. (Ref. 116751) FB-Size-68509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-12-22 00:00:00 2021-10-04 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68509 4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 116751)) Kozal, L.C., J.W. Simmons, J.M. Mollish, D.J. MacGuigan, E. Benavides, B.P. Keck and T.J. Near 2017 Phylogenetic and morphological diversity of the <i>Etheostoma zonistium</i> species complex with the description of a new species endemic to the cumberland plateau of Alabama. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58(2):263-286. (Ref. 116751) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68509 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-12-22 00:00:00 2021-10-04 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68509 benthopelagic; freshwater