Common percarina

Percarina demidoffii

Percid Fish between Fresh and Salt Water

Black
Temperate
Coastal
Estuary
Lower river
Regional distribution
Europe
Fusiform
Small
Temperate fish

Common percarina (Percarina demidoffii) is a species of fish in the family Percidae. It is found in northwestern Black Sea basin in estuaries and coastal lakes, and in the lower reaches of the rivers that drain into that part of the Black Sea. It is a carnivorous species.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percarina
Maximum length: 10 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Northwestern Black Sea basin in estuaries and coastal lakes, Danube, Dniestr, South Bug and Dniepr and their lower reaches.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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