mm with a functional jaw and well developed pectoral fins. Distribution The speckled darter is found in eastern Oklahoma, southeastern Kansas, western Louisiana, Virginia, northwestern Georgia, western Florida, and in the Dulf drainages from the Sabine River to the Pensacola Bay. Etymology The scientific name for the speckled darter is Etheostoma stigmaeum. Etheostoma is derived from the , the Greek word for "to strain", and the Greek word for "mouth". Stigmaeum is the Greek word for "speckled". References Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723) "Etheostoma Stigmaeum Summary Page." FishBase. Catalog of Fishes (gen., Sp.), n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2017. H. Dickson Hoese, Richard H. Moore, V. Farley Sonnier. 1992. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and adjacent waters 3rd Edition, Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Neil H. Douglas. Freshwater Fishes of Louisiana. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, Claitor's Publishing Division. Dr. Lawrence M. Page. 1983. Handbook of Darters. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Notes Etheostoma Fish described in 1877