Longnose darter (Percina nasuta)

Scientific name: Percina nasuta Bailey, 1941

The Longnose darter (Percina nasuta) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Ozark and Ouachita Uplands (St. Francis, White, Arkansas and Ouachita River drainages) in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, USA.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina nasuta
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Common length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Ozark and Ouachita Uplands (St. Francis, White, Arkansas and Ouachita River drainages) in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
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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