Percina roanoka
Roanoke Darter
NS
G4
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Percina
Percina roanoka (Roanoke Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Roanoke, Neuse, and Tar River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina in the USA. Also in extreme upper James River drainage in Virginia and New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia, which are probably recent introductions.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits fast gravel and rubble riffles (adult), gravel-bottomed pools and runs near riffles (young) of small to medium rivers.
Max length: 7.8 cm TL; common length: 4.2 cm TL; max age: 3 years.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: High (tmax=3).
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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