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Etheostoma barrenense  Burr & Page, 1982

Splendid darter
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > 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);  barrenense: barrenense meaning of the Barren (Ref. 10294).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Temperate, preferred ?; 38°N - 36°N

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North America: occurs only in Barren River system (except Gasper River) in southern central Kentucky and northern central Tennessee, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294).

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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)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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