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Etheostoma stigmaeum (Jordan, 1877) Speckled darter |
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photo by
Tumlison, R. |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: in Mississippi River basin from western Virginia to southeastern Kansas, and south to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay and Pensacola Bay in Georgia, Alabama and Florida to Sabine River in Louisiana in the USA; and in Clinch and Powell rivers in Virginia and Tennessee, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabit clear sandy and rocky pools of creeks and small to medium, usually fast, rivers (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 January 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||