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| Scientific Name | Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) |
| Common Name | Orangethroat Darter |
| Type Locality | Osage River, Missouri, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Boleosoma phlox, Etheostoma arcuscelestis, Etheostoma spectabile squamosum, Poecilichthys spectabilis, Poecilichthys versicolor |
| Pronunciation | ee theo stoh mah |
| Etymology | From the Greek, etheo meaning to strain and from stoma meaning mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 72mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Lake Erie and Mississippi River basins from southeastern Michigan and Ohio to eastern Wyoming, and south to Tennessee and northern Texas in the USA; Gulf drainages (Trinity River to San Antonio River) of Texas, mostly on Edwards Plateau. |
| 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 | American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2) v. 17, pp 304 [10]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| 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:3.73.782.5866 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Sep 03 16:33) |