Gilt darter (Percina evides)

Scientific name: Percina evides Jordan & Copeland, 1877

Gilt darter (Percina evides)

The Gilt darter (Percina evides) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles of small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina evides
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.6
Common length
5.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Mississippi River basin from New York to Minnesota and south to northern Alabama and northern Arkansas; and in Maumee River system (in Lake Erie drainage) in Ohio and Indiana in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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