Description

Can be diagnosed by having 52-61 lateral-line scales, usually 62 or fewer, and 34-54 pored lateral-line scales, usually fewer than 50 (Ref. 86798).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Percoidei

Family: Percidae

Genus: Etheostoma

Species: Etheostoma spilotum Gilbert, 1887

Climate Zone

Location

• North America: Upper Kentucky River drainage in Kentucky, USA.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles and pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 86798).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

Harmless