Percina squamata
Olive Darter
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Percina
Percina squamata (Olive Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: middle Cumberland River drainage (Big South Fork and Rockcastle River) in Kentucky and Tennessee, and in the upper Tennessee River drainage in North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits moderately deep boulder riffles and runs of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on hydropsychid caddis larvae and heptageniid mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 13.0 cm TL; common length: 8.9 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT), assessed 2012-08-02. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
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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