The Redspot darter lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.
listed the redspot darter as occurring in the following drainage units: Red River unit (from the mouth upstream to and including the Kiamichi River), Sabine Lake unit (including minor coastal drainages west to Galveston Bay). More
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Redspot darter in English