Olive darter (Percina squamata)

Scientific name: Percina squamata Gilbert & Swain, 1887

The Olive darter (Percina squamata) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits moderately deep boulder riffles and runs of small to medium rivers. Feeds on hydropsychid caddis larvae and heptageniid mayfly nymphs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina squamata
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
8.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: middle Cumberland River drainage (Big South Fork and Rockcastle River) in Kentucky and Tennessee, and in the upper Tennessee River drainage in North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia in the 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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