Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
Max. size: |
5.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Distribution: |
North America: Seaboard Lowlands, Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from southern Maine to Louisiana (Sabine River) and southeastern Oklahoma (Red River) in the USA; and Former Mississippi Embayment north to Kentucky and southeastern Missouri in the USA. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Occur in standing or slow-flowing water over mud, sometimes sand; often in vegetation (Ref. 5723, 10294). Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded (Ref. 7043). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |