Percidae

Bronze darter

Percina palmaris

Spawn during April and May

• Blue
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

The bronze darter (Percina palmaris) is a 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 restricted to the Coosa and Tallapoosa River systems in Georgia, Alabama, and southeastern Tennessee in the United States. It feeds on insect larvae and other small invertebrates, and spawns in April and May.