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Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1840 Variegate darter |
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photo by
The Native Fish Conservancy |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11.4 g; max. reported age: 4 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Ohio River basin from southwestern New York to Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Indiana in the USA. Only found below Kanawha Falls in Kanawha River system of West Virginia, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabit swift gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 January 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||