Percina evides
Gilt Darter
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Percina
Percina evides (Gilt Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: found only in Mississippi River basin from New York to Minnesota and south to northern Alabama and northern Arkansas; and in Maumee River system (in Lake Erie drainage) in Ohio and Indiana in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).
Max length: 9.6 cm TL; common length: 5.9 cm TL; max age: 4 years.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: Medium (tmax=4).
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.
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