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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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
North America: Mississippi, U.S.A.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79012)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Piller, K.R., H.L. Bart Jr. and C.A. Walser, 2001. Morphological variation of the redfin darter, Etheostoma whipplei, with comments on the status of the subspecific populations. Copeia 2001(3):802-807. (Ref. 52026)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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