| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: St. Lawrence River drainage in southern Quebec in Canada, Vermont and New York in USA; in Great Lakes in Canada-USA (Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and southern Lake Huron) and Ohio River basins from western New York to eastern Illinois and south to Kentucky, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits sandy runs of small to medium rivers, usually in 60 cm or deeper water. Locally common but rapidly decreasing in abundance due to siltation and deterioration of water quality (Ref. 5723). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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