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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); kantuckeense: The specific epithet kantuckeense is derived from the Shawnee 'Kan-tuck-kee', which refers to the hunting grounds of the Shawnee and other Native American peoples, bordered by the Ohio, Cumberland, Big Sandy, and Mississippi Rivers.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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North America: Restricted to the upper Barren River system in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27671)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8

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Ceas, P.A. and L.M. Page, 1997. Systematic studies of the Etheostoma spectabile complex (Percidae; Subgenus Oligocephalus), with descriptions of four new species. Copeia 1997(3):496-522. (Ref. 27671)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Etheostoma kantuckeense Ceas & Page, 1997