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Etheostoma pyrrhogaster Bailey & Etnier, 1988 Firebelly darter |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Obion and Forked Deer River drainages (Mississippi River basin) in western Kentucky and western Tennessee, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on midge larvae (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 30 December 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||