Sharpnose darter (Percina oxyrhynchus)

Scientific name: Percina oxyrhynchus Hubbs & Raney, 1939

Sharpnose darter (Percina oxyrhynchus)

The Sharpnose darter (Percina oxyrhynchus) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits fast boulder riffles and runs of small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina oxyrhynchus
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
8.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: southern tributaries of Ohio River from Monongahela River in Pennsylvania to Kentucky River in Kentucky, south in New River drainage to North Carolina 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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