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| Scientific Name | Etheostoma asprigene (Forbes, 1878) |
| Common Name | Mud Darter |
| Type Locality | Small creek near Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Poecilichthys asprigenis |
| Pronunciation | ee theo stoh mah |
| Etymology | From the Greek, etheo meaning to strain and from stoma meaning mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Mississippi River basin lowlands from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Louisiana and eastern Texas in the USA; and on Gulf Slope in Sabine-Neches drainages in Louisiana and Texas. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivorous. Some accept high quality flake and granular food. Brine shrimp, bloodworm and cyclops are readily accepted and snails are especially relished. User data. |
| Breeding | Crevice spawners. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History v. 1 (no. 2), pp 41. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.73.782.5858 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Sep 03 16:23) |