Slenderhead darter (Percina phoxocephala)

Scientific name: Percina phoxocephala Nelson, 1876

Slenderhead darter (Percina phoxocephala)

The Slenderhead darter (Percina phoxocephala) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits gravel runs and riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. Feeds on mayfly nymphs (baetids, heptageniids), midge larvae, and hydropsychid caddisfly larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Percina phoxocephala
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.6
Common length
6.7
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Mississippi River basin from Ohio to northeastern South Dakota and south to northern Alabama and southern Oklahoma in the USA; and in Lake Winnebago system (in Lake Michigan drainage) in Wisconsin, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3; Fec=50-720)

Sources

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

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