Channel darter (Percina copelandi)

Scientific name: Percina copelandi Jordan, 1877

Channel darter (Percina copelandi)

The Channel darter (Percina copelandi) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabit pools and margins of riffles of small to medium rivers over sand or gravel bottoms, and also shores of lakes. Adults feed on midge larvae, with mayfly and young of caddisfly. Eggs are found buried in the substrate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina copelandi
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: wide-ranging but highly localized in St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec in Canada and from Vermont south to northern Louisiana in the USA; and in Mobile Bay, Pascagoula and Pearl River drainages in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=357-721)

Sources

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

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