Percidae

Leopard darter

Percina pantherina

Fish Reaching Nine Point Two Centimeters in North American Waters

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

The leopard darter (Percina pantherina) 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 native to the United States, where it can be found only in the Little River drainage in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Its typical habitat is medium to large streams with rubble and boulder substrate.