Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; freshwater |
North America: occurs only in the Mississippi River and western Gulf drainages in western Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, and in eastern Louisiana as far east as the Mobile Bay drainage in the USA. |
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Inhabits sandy runs of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Recorded below the Fall Line in eastern tributaries to the Mississippi River from the Big Black River, Mississippi, south, and in Gulf Coastal drainages eastward through Mobile Basin (Ref. 10294). Known from Strong River (Pearl River-Gulf of Mexico), Simpson County, Mississippi (Ref. 41482). |
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