Bridled darter

Percina kusha

Six Point Five Centimeters Percid Fish of North American Waters

Bridled darter is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 6.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: United States of America. Percina kusha is restricted to the headwaters of the Coosa River in Georgia and Tennessee. It occurs in the main channel of the upper reaches of the Conasauga River in Murray and Whitfield counties, Georgia, and Bradley and Polk counties, Tennessee. It is also known from short reaches of three tributaries to the Conasauga River: Holly Creek, Murray County, Georgia; and Ball Play and Minnewauga creeks, Polk County, Tennessee. In the Etowah River it occurs in the main channel in Dawson and Lumpkin counties, Georgia, and in several tributaries: Amicalola, Little Amicalola, Cochran and Shoal creeks, Dawson County, Georgia (Ref. 58738 ).

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