| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
9.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: found only in Mississippi River basin from Ohio to northeastern South Dakota and south to northern Alabama and southern Oklahoma in the USA; and in Lake Winnebago system (in Lake Michigan drainage) in Wisconsin, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits gravel runs and riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on mayfly nymphs (baetids, heptageniids), midge larvae, and hydropsychid caddisfly larvae (Ref. 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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