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| Scientific Name | Etheostoma microperca Jordan & Gilbert, 1888 |
| Common Name | Least Darter |
| Type Locality | Michigan; Wisconsin; Illinois; Alabama, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Microperca punctulata |
| Pronunciation | ee theo stoh mah |
| Etymology | From the Greek, etheo meaning to strain and from stoma meaning mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 44mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from eastern Ontario in Canada and from Minnesota south to southern Ohio, central Indiana and central Illinois in the USA; Ozarks-Ouachita drainages of southern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma in the USA. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| 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 | A manual of vertebrate animals of the northern United States (fifth edition), pp 134. |
| 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:3.73.782.5863 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Sep 03 16:30) |