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Actinopterígios (peces con aletas radiadas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > 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); 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

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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: L_m ? 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

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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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Etheostoma pyrrhogaster Bailey & Etnier, 1988