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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > 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); acuticeps: From the words acute, meaning sharp; and ceps, head (Ref. 10294).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate, preferred ?; 37°N - 36°N

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North America: found only in Holston and Nolichucky River systems (Tennessee River drainage) in western Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, USA.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 3 years (Ref. 10294)

Occurs in fast, deep rocky riffles in small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).

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Eggs are left buried in small gravel and pebbles (Ref. 6466).

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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. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (D2)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Etheostoma acuticeps Bailey, 1959