Bronze darter (Percina palmaris)

Scientific name: Percina palmaris Bailey, 1940

Bronze darter (Percina palmaris)

The Bronze darter (Percina palmaris) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Coosa and Tallapoosa River systems (in Mobile Bay drainage) in Georgia, Alabama and extreme southeastern Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Inhabits swift riffles over gravel and rubble in small to medium rivers. Feeds on blackfly larvae and pupae, and hydropsychid (Cheumatopsyche) caddis larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina palmaris
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
6.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found only in Coosa and Tallapoosa River systems (in Mobile Bay drainage) in Georgia, Alabama and extreme southeastern Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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