Westfall's Darter

Percina westfalli

Insect Feeding Percid Fish of Freshwater Basins

Percina westfalli, the sooty-banded darter or Westfall's darter is a species of darter (subfamily Etheostomatinae) native to the Southeastern United States. A benthic fish, they typically inhabit streams and smaller rivers over sand or gravel bottoms where they are primarily insectivorous. The species is sympatric with P. crypta within the Apalachicola Basin.