Teardrop darter (Etheostoma barbouri)

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General data
- Main name: Teardrop darter
- Climates: Temperate
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: North America
Classification
- Genus: Etheostoma - Darters
- Family: Percidae - Perches
- Order: Perciformes - Perches
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
North America: found only in the middle and upper Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA. Max length: 6 cm TL Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Adults feed on midge and blackfly larvae, copepods and cladocerans, and immature mayflies and caddisflies.