Etheostoma zonifer (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)
Backwater darter
photo by Tumlison, R.

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  4.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: found only in Coastal Plain streams in Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and Mississippi, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits mud-bottomed, often vegetated, pools of sluggish creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 January 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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