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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); blennius: blennius meaning blenny-like (Ref. 10294).
More on authors: Gilbert & Swain.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Temperate; 37°N - 35°N
North America: occurs only in west- and south-flowing tributaries of Tennessee River in central Tennessee and northern Alabama (east to Sequatchie River system) in the USA.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); edad máxima reportada: 3.00 años (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits fast, rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294); also lives in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on midge, blackfly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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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=0.00537 (0.00235 - 0.01227), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tmax=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).