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Nothonotus aquali (Williams & Etnier, 1978)

Coppercheek darter
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Common names: Coppercheek darter
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found only in the Duck River system (Tennessee River drainage) in western central Tennessee (Ref. 5723). Reported from Buffalo River (Tennessee River), Lewis County, Tennessee (Ref. 41482). Also Ref. 10294. Status of threat: vulnerable; status improved since 1989. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
Etymology: aquali: From the Cherokee "agaquali", meaning cheek (referring to the diagnostic copper colored markings on the cheek (Ref. 10294).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical; 37°N - 35°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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