Etheostoma lynceum Hay, 1885
Brighteye darter

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  6.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: in tributaries of the Mississippi River on the Former Mississippi Embayment in western Kentucky, western Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana in the USA. Also in the Gulf coast drainages from Escatawpa River in Alabama to the Mississippi River in Louisiana.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers, and near debris in sand and gravel runs (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on midge and blackfly larvae and mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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