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Etymology: aquali: From the Cherokee "agaquali", meaning cheek (referring to the diagnostic copper colored markings on the cheek (Ref. 10294).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 37°N - 35°N
North America: found only in Duck River system (Tennessee River drainage) in western central Tennessee, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Occurs in clear, fast rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on hydropsychid caddis larvae, midge larvae, mayfly nymphs, blackfly larvae, and a wide variety of additional aquatic insect immatures plus a few snails (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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