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Saddleback darter (Percina vigil)
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Saddleback darter (Percina vigil) specimen
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Percidae

Saddleback darter

Percina vigil

Fish Reaching Seven Point Eight Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

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

Saddleback darter is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 7.8 cm.

Family
Percidae
Genus
Percina
Maximum length
7.8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from southwestern Indiana and southeastern Missouri to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope from Escambia River drainage in Alabama and Florida to Mississippi River in Louisiana. The name Percina vigil replaces Percina ouachitae .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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