Author: Etnier, 1976
FBname: Snail darter
Comments: Occurs in gravel and sand runs of medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294); also found in creeks (Ref. 10294).  Feeds on small pleurocerid river snails, mostly <i>Leptoxis</i> and <i>Lithasia</i>, as well as some physid snails and limpets; also consumes caddisfly larvae (<i>Glossosoma</i>, <i>Hydropsyche</i>, <i>Brachycentrus</i>), midge and blackfly larvae, and a few mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294).