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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
Etymology: Etheostoma: Greek, etheo = to strain + Greek, stoma = mouth; Rafinesque said "various mouths", but Jordan and Evermann suggest the name might have been intended as "Heterostoma (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: José ‘Pepe’ Lugo Guajardo has acted as a guide for many scientists studying the fauna of Mexico’s Cuatro Cienegas Basin. He also has a reptile named after him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Central America: Rio Mesquites and its tributaries in Bolson de Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26684); 3.8 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Presence of seven paris of branchiostegal rays; nuptial males have a blue throat; subdued body and fin markings; absence of bright or dark green coloration on the flanks; pectoral-fin base without scales.

Most often occupies open (not vegetated) although complex bottoms comprised of gravel to cobble-sized fragments of tufa and tufa stromatolites. This substrate is formed largely by calcareous material accreting through physical and biological precipitation of calcium salts as well as by transport of fragmented tufa from upstream that deposits to form armored bars where channels widen abruptly.

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Norris, S.M. and W.L. Minckley, 1997. Two new species of Etheostoma (Osteichthyes: Percidae) from Central Coahuila, Northern Mexico. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(2):159-176. (Ref. 26684)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B2ab(i,iii)); Date assessed: 09 March 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00301 - 0.01516), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Etheostoma lugoi Norris & Minckley, 1997