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Etheostoma rupestre Gilbert & Swain, 1887 Rock darter |
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photo by
Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: found only in Mobile Bay drainage of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and extreme southeastern Tennessee in the USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits fast rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 January 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||