Etheostoma obeyense Kirsch, 1892
Barcheek darter

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: occurs only in the middle Cumberland River drainage from Big South Fork to Obey River in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Adults feed on midge larvae and mayfly nymphs; young consume copepods (Ref. 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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