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Scientific Name Etheostoma variatum  Kirtland, 1840
Common Name Variegate Darter
Type Locality Mahoning River, tributary to Big Bear and Ohio rivers, Ohio, U.S.A.
Pronunciation ee theo stoh mah
Etymology From the Greek, etheo meaning to strain and from stoma meaning mouth. 
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Size 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North America: Ohio River basin from southwestern New York to Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Indiana in the USA. Only found below Kanawha Falls in Kanawha River system of West Virginia, USA.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012.
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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.
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Reference Boston Journal of Natural History v. 3 (nos 1-2) (art. 3), pp 274.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 16 11:57 (species record created: 2014 Sep 03 16:34)