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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: Dr Edwin Phillip Creaser (1907–1981) was a biologist at the University of Michigan interested in crustaceans, particularly decapods. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hubbs & Cannon.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 32°N - 29°N
North America: known only from St. Johns River drainage of Florida to Perdido River drainage of Alabama in the USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 4.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabit sandy runs, especially near vegetation, of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded (Ref. 7043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded (Ref. 7043).
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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