Percina nigrofasciata
Blackbanded Darter
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Percina
Percina nigrofasciata (Blackbanded Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: found only in the USA from Edisto River in South Carolina, south to southern central Florida (almost to Lake Okeechobee) and west to Mississippi River in Louisiana.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits headwaters to medium-sized rivers, usually over gravel or sand (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on midge, blackfly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 11.0 cm TL; common length: 5.9 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: Medium (Fec=38-250).
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.
Mathur, D. (1973) Some aspects of life history of the blackbanded darter, Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz), in Halawakee Creek, Alabama. Am. Midl. Nat. 89:381-393.
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