is thought to be 2–3 years. Taxonomy The lipstick darter was first formally described in 1993 by Richard L. Mayden and Robert M. Wood with the type locality given as Hillabee Creek at the Alabama State Route 22, northeast of Alexander City, Alabama. It is regarded as a members of the greenbreast darter (E. jordani) species complex and it is not sympatric with any other member of that species complex. References Etheostoma Fish described in 1993