All Fishes ⇒ Percidae ⇒ Etheostomatinae ⇒ The genus Etheostoma

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Pronounced ee theo stoh mah
Etymology From the Greek, etheo meaning to strain and from stoma meaning mouth.
Feeding Omnivorous. Some accept high quality flake and granular food. Brine shrimp, bloodworm and cyclops are readily accepted and snails are especially relished.
Breeding Crevice spawners.
Size Smallest 44mm, largest 170mm, average 78mm, most commonly 72mm. All SL.
Species There are 13 "species" in the database
Keepers 4 species (30%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1. Etheostoma variatum (25%)
2. Etheostoma nigrum (25%)
3. Etheostoma fusiforme (25%)
4.
Etheostoma blennioidesEtheostoma blennioides
(25%)
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