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Etheostoma vulneratum (Cope, 1870) Wounded darter |
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photo by
Crippen, C. |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: known only from the upper Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, USA. Previously treated as a subspecies of Etheostoma maculatum and of Etheostoma sanguifluum in the subgenus Nothonotus (Ref. 3814). | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits fast rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Adult feeds on midge larvae (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 January 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||