Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
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); spectabile:From the Greek etheo=to strain, and stoma=mouth; spectabile=conspicuous and is appropriate for breeding males (Ref. 79012). More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology