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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); pyrrhogaster: From the words pyrrho, meaning fire, and gaster, belly (Ref. 10294).
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Temperate, preferred ?; 37°N - 36°N
Distribución
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North America: Obion and Forked Deer River drainages (Mississippi River basin) in western Kentucky and western Tennessee, USA.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5723)
Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on midge larvae (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | 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. 115185)
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