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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); etnieri: Named after David A. Etnier (Ref. 10294).
Eponymy: Dr David A Etnier (d: 1937) is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at the University of Tennessee which houses the ‘Etnier Ichthyological Collection’ of over 40,000 specimens that he began (1960s). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 36°N - 35°N
North America: found only in the upper Caney Fork (of Cumberland River) system in central Tennessee, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits bedrock pools and rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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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