Bigscale logperch (Percina macrolepida)

Scientific name: Percina macrolepida Stevenson, 1971

Bigscale logperch (Percina macrolepida)

The Bigscale logperch (Percina macrolepida) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Sabine River in Louisiana and Red River in Oklahoma to Rio Grande drainage in Texas and New Mexico in the USA, and in Mexico.

Biology

Occurs in gravel and sand runs and pools of small to medium rivers, and also in impoundments.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina macrolepida
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Common length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Sabine River in Louisiana and Red River in Oklahoma to Rio Grande drainage in Texas and New Mexico in the USA, and in Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=186-365)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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