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Etymology: Etheostoma: Greek, etheo = to strain + Greek, stoma = mouth; Rafinesque said "various mouths", but Jordan and Evermann suggest the name might have been intended as "Heterostoma (Ref. 45335); tecumsehi: Named for Tecumseh (1768-1813), considered one of the greatest of the Shawnee leaders (Ref. 26671).
Eponymy: Tecumseh (1768–1813) is considered one of the greatest leaders of the Shawnee. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
North America: known only from upland tributaries of the upper Pond River (Green River system) in Christian, Todd, and extreme southeastern Hopkins Counties, Kentucky, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27671); 4.6 cm (female)
Inhabits rivers (Ref. 27671).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ceas, P.A. and L.M. Page, 1997. Systematic studies of the Etheostoma spectabile complex (Percidae; Subgenus Oligocephalus), with descriptions of four new species. Copeia 1997(3):496-522. (Ref. 27671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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