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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); crossopterum: From the words crosso, meaning fringed; and pteron, fin (referring to the fringed soft dorsal fin of nuptial males) (Ref. 10294).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Temperate; 40°N - 35°N
North America: in lower Cumberland River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA; in the middle Duck River system in Tennessee, and Shoal Creek system in Tennessee and Alabama; and in Reelfoot Lakes tributaries in Tennessee.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5723)
Inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on aquatic insect immatures, including midge and caddisfly larvae and mayfly nymphs, and crustaceans, such as isopods, amphipods, and small crayfishes (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).