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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); crossopterum: From the words crosso, meaning fringed; and pteron, fin (referring to the fringed soft dorsal fin of nuptial males) (Ref. 10294).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate, preferred ?; 40°N - 35°N

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North America: in lower Cumberland River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA; in the middle Duck River system in Tennessee, and Shoal Creek system in Tennessee and Alabama; and in Reelfoot Lakes tributaries in Tennessee.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723)

Inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on aquatic insect immatures, including midge and caddisfly larvae and mayfly nymphs, and crustaceans, such as isopods, amphipods, and small crayfishes (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)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Etheostoma crossopterum Braasch & Mayden, 1985