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Etheostoma acuticeps Bailey, 1959 Sharphead darter |
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photo by
Richard T. Bryant/Wayne C. Starnes |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: found only in Holston and Nolichucky River systems (Tennessee River drainage) in western Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Occurs in fast, deep rocky riffles in small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 02 December 2011 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||