Bluestripe darter (Percina cymatotaenia)

Scientific name: Percina cymatotaenia Gilbert & Meek, 1887

The Bluestripe darter (Percina cymatotaenia) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Gasconade and Osage River drainages in southern central Missouri, USA.

Biology

Occurs in quiet pools and backwaters with submerged or emergent vegetation, usually over mud or sand, in small to medium rivers. Swims in midwater.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina cymatotaenia
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
7.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Gasconade and Osage River drainages in southern central Missouri, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B1+2ac)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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