Percidae

Appalachia darter

Percina gymnocephala

Nine Point Six Centimeters Percid Fish

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Small
• Temperate fish

The Appalachia darter (Percina gymnocephala) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is found in the New River system above Kanawha Falls.