| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Atlantic, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec in Canada to Minnesota, and south to South Carolina (in Santee River system) in northern Alabama, and northeastern Oklahoma in the USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabit rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294); also found in small to medium upland streams (Ref. 10294). Adults feed on midge, blackfly, and caddisfly larvae, mayfly nymphs, isopods, and amphipods (Ref. 10294). Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone and guarded by males (Ref. 7043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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