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Fig. 1. Egg deposition sites of darters. A) Percina evides spawning in Little River, 

 Blount Co., TN, 17 June 1979. B) Etheostoma duryi spawning in Butler Creek, 

 Lawrence Co., TN, 5 April 1975. C) Etheostoma chlorosomum spawning in 

 aquarium; eggs are being deposited on dead leaf. D) E. asprigene spawning in 

 aquarium; eggs are being deposited on leaves of grass. E) E. barbouri male and 

 his nest of eggs on the underside of stone removed from Pettys Fork, Adair Co., 

 KY, 29 May 1981. F) E. aquali male and his nest of eggs on underside of stone 

 removed from Buffalo River, Lewis Co., TN, 5 May 1981. The male E. barbouri 

 and E. aquali were guarding the eggs prior to removal. 



