Leopard darter (Percina pantherina)

Scientific name: Percina pantherina Moore & Reeves, 1955

Leopard darter (Percina pantherina)

The Leopard darter (Percina pantherina) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Little River system (in Red River drainage) of southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma in the USA.

Biology

Occurs in gravel and rubble runs of clear, small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina pantherina
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.2
Common length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Little River system (in Red River drainage) of southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3; Fec=260-418)

Sources

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

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