Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 35 - 36.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Percoidei

Family: Percidae

Genus: Etheostoma

Species: Etheostoma juliae Meek, 1891

Climate Zone

Location

• North America: found only in White River drainage (excluding Black River system) in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, USA.

Biology

Occur in clear, fast, rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Spawn in batches (Ref. 36980). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 36980).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless