river darter

Percina shumardi

Percid Fish Reaching Seven Point Eight Centimeters

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

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Maximum length: 7.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: Hudson Bay basin in Ontario and Manitoba in Canada, and North Dakota south in Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Neches River in Texas, USA; isolated population in San Antonio Bay drainage in Texas.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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