Blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata)

Scientific name: Percina nigrofasciata Agassiz, 1854

Blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata)

The Blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits headwaters to medium-sized rivers, usually over gravel or sand. Feeds on midge, blackfly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina nigrofasciata
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Common length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found only in the USA from Edisto River in South Carolina, south to southern central Florida (almost to Lake Okeechobee) and west to Mississippi River in Louisiana.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=38-250)

Sources

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

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