River darter (Percina shumardi)

Scientific name: Percina shumardi Girard, 1859

River darter (Percina shumardi)

The River darter (Percina shumardi) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabit rocky riffles of small to large rivers. Adults usually occur in deep swift riffles while young in shallow riffles and runs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina shumardi
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.8
Common length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Hudson Bay basin in Ontario and Manitoba in Canada, and North Dakota south in Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Neches River in Texas, USA; isolated population in San Antonio Bay drainage in Texas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

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

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