has listed this species as being of "Least Concern" because it has an extensive range in the Coosa River system, has a large total population size, and has numerous subpopulations. In general, the population trend seems stable and no major threats have been identified. References O'Neal, P. "Life history of the Etheostoma-coosae Pisces Percidae in Barbaree Creek Alabama U.S.." Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany. 23.1 (1981): 75-84. Web. 23 Sep. 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002015239/http://www.bio.utk.edu/hulseylab/Fishlist.html Ryon, Michael G. "The life history and ecology of Etheostoma trisella (Pisces: Percidae)." American Midland Naturalist (1986): 73-86. Brogdon, Stephen M., Christopher R. Tabit, and Leos G. Kral. "Population structure of the Tallapoosa darter (Etheostoma tallapoosae)." Southeastern Naturalist 2.4 (2003): 487-498. Bart, Henry L. "Spawning behavior of Etheostoma davisoni Hay." Copeia 1992.2 (1992): 537-539. Storey, Casey Michael. Genetic population structure and life history aspects of the federally threatened Cherokee darter, Etheostoma scotti. Diss. uga, 2003. Etheostoma Fish described in 1945