Etheostoma kantuckeense Ceas & Page, 1997
Highland Rim Darter
Etheostoma kantuckeense
photo by Page, L.M.

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Restricted to the upper Barren River system in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 7-8
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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