| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
6.16 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.7 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: 3 disjunct river systems in Kentucky and Tennessee: headwaters of Salt River system; upper Green River system including the Nolin and Mud River systems; and Cumberland River system from Wilburn Creek on the north and Dillard Creek on the south side of the Cumberland River, Smith County, Tennessee, upstream to near Cumberland Falls. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-9. Differs from all members of the Etheostoma spectabile complex except E. tecumsehi in having orange belly color confluent with the anterior orange interspaces in breeding males and in having the alternating orange and blue transverse bars prominent along the entire length of the body (versus limited to posterior half) (Ref. 47261). |
| Biology: |
Attains its greatest abundance in small (1-2 m wide) to medium (3-5 m wide) upland gravel and cobble streams where it is found mainly in moderately-flowing to swift shallow riffles and runs (Ref. 47261). Adults and juveniles are encountered in pools over gravel and bedrock but not as common there unless the pool is in or near a spring (Ref. 47261). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 December 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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