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Sharpnose darter (Percina oxyrhynchus)
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Sharpnose darter (Percina oxyrhynchus) specimen
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Percidae

Sharpnose darter

Percina oxyrhynchus

Percid Fish Reaching Twelve Centimeters

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

Sharpnose darter is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Percidae
Genus
Percina
Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: southern tributaries of Ohio River from Monongahela River in Pennsylvania to Kentucky River in Kentucky, south in New River drainage to North Carolina in the USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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