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Etymology: microlepidus: Name from the words micro, meaning tiny, and lepidum, scale (referring to its relatively high scale counts) (Ref. 10294).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 38°N - 36°N
North America: lower Cumberland River drainage in western Kentucky and northern central Tennessee, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 4.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Occurs in clear, shallow gravel riffles of small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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