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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Percidae (Perches) > Percinae
Etymology: Crystallaria: Latin, cristallum = ice (Ref. 45335); cincotta: Named for Daniel A. Cincotta, for his devotion toward studies of fish diversity of West Virginia, including efforts toward conservation of the Elk River drainage and its diverse ichthyofauna.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate, preferred ?

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North America: Cumberland, Elk, Green and Muskingum river drainages of the Ohio River basin, USA. Known only to be extant in the Elk River, West Virginia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 74948)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Distinguished from populations of Crystallaria asprella of the Gulf Coast, Mississippi River and Wabash River by a combination of the following features: gape width larger approximately equal to or exceeding the inter-pelvic fin base width; a preorbital blotch distinctly separate from the anterior orbital rim; pelvic fins distinctly falcate in both sexes; cheek scale rows reduced (modally 2); opercle scale rows reduced (modally 2); number of midlateral blotches higher (modally 13); number of anal-fin rays lower (modally 13); number of dorsal-fin spines lower (modally 12); and scales below the lateral line higher (modally 11) (Ref. 74948).

Found mostly in waters with moderate flows over a sand, gravel and cobble mix of benthic substrate within the lower sections of riffles or upper parts of pools (Ref. 75199).

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Welsh, S.A. and R.M. Wood, 2008. Crystallaria cincotta, a new species of darter (Teleostei: Percidae) from the Elk River of the Ohio River drainage, West Virginia. Zootaxa 1680:62-68. (Ref. 74948)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(iii))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Crystallaria cincotta Welsh & Wood, 2008