Percidae
Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818)
Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818)
Percina caprodes, the common logperch, is a widespread North American freshwater darter with a key role in snuffbox mussel reproduction.
Percina aurantiaca (Cope, 1868)
Percina aurantiaca (Cope, 1868)
Percina aurantiaca, the tangerine darter, is a small freshwater darter native to clear cool southern Appalachian streams, classified as least concern by the IUCN.
Percina carbonaria (Baird & Girard, 1853)
Percina carbonaria (Baird & Girard, 1853)
The Texas logperch (Percina carbonaria) is a freshwater darter endemic to certain river drainages in Texas.
Percina evides (Jordan & Copeland, 1877)
Percina evides (Jordan & Copeland, 1877)
Percina evides, the gilt darter, is a small benthic darter native to the upper Mississippi River Basin of North America.
Percina fulvitaenia Morris & Page, 1981
Percina fulvitaenia Morris & Page, 1981
The Ozark logperch (Percina fulvitaenia) is a North American freshwater darter that favors gravel runs and riffles of small to medium rivers.
Percina kathae Thompson, 1997
Percina kathae Thompson, 1997
Percina kathae (Mobile logperch) is a darter endemic to the Mobile River basin in the southeastern US.
Percina macrolepida Stevenson, 1971
Percina macrolepida Stevenson, 1971
Percina macrolepida, the bigscale logperch, is a non-endangered North American darter fish native to the south-central US and northern Mexico, introduced widely to California.
Percina maculata (Girard, 1859)
Percina maculata (Girard, 1859)
Percina maculata, the blackside darter, is a small freshwater fish widespread across the United States that spawns in spring.
Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz, 1854)
Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz, 1854)
Percina nigrofasciata, the blackbanded darter, is a small insectivorous freshwater fish found in southeastern US river systems.
Percina palmaris (Bailey, 1940)
Percina palmaris (Bailey, 1940)
Percina palmaris, the bronze darter, is a small stable freshwater fish restricted to Mobile Bay drainage in the southeastern US.
Percina peltata (Stauffer, 1864)
Percina peltata (Stauffer, 1864)
Percina peltata, the shield darter, is a small fish endemic to eastern US Atlantic slope drainages.
Percina phoxocephala (Nelson, 1876)
Percina phoxocephala (Nelson, 1876)
Percina phoxocephala, the slenderhead darter, is a small North American benthic fish currently classified as Least Concern.
Percina roanoka (Jordan & Jenkins, 1889)
Percina roanoka (Jordan & Jenkins, 1889)
Percina roanoka is a small North American darter fish with distinct breeding coloration, found in several eastern US river basins.
Percina sciera (Swain, 1883)
Percina sciera (Swain, 1883)
Percina sciera, the dusky darter, is a freshwater darter found mainly in US Mississippi River drainage habitats.
Percina westfalli (Fowler, 1942)
Percina westfalli (Fowler, 1942)
Percina westfalli is a benthic insectivorous darter species native to freshwater habitats of the Southeastern United States.
Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820
Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820
Etheostoma nigrum, the johnny darter, is a small widespread North American fish with a varied benthic diet.
Etheostoma exile (Girard, 1859)
Etheostoma exile (Girard, 1859)
Etheostoma exile, the Iowa darter, is a small slim fish with distinct sexual color patterns distributed across North American fresh waters.
Etheostoma caeruleum Storer, 1845
Etheostoma caeruleum Storer, 1845
Etheostoma caeruleum, the rainbow darter, is a small pollution-sensitive North American freshwater darter species.
Etheostoma artesiae (Hay, 1881)
Etheostoma artesiae (Hay, 1881)
Etheostoma artesiae, the redspot darter, is a small endemic percid freshwater fish found in US Gulf Coast drainages from Texas to Alabama.
Etheostoma asprigene (Forbes, 1878)
Etheostoma asprigene (Forbes, 1878)
Etheostoma asprigene, the mud darter, is a small North American darter found in Mississippi River Basin lowlands.
Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819
Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819
Etheostoma blennioides, the greenside darter, is a fish with three described subspecies distributed across North American river systems.
Etheostoma coosae (Fowler, 1945)
Etheostoma coosae (Fowler, 1945)
Etheostoma coosae, the Coosa darter, is a small fish endemic to the Coosa River system of the southeastern United States.
Etheostoma cragini Gilbert, 1885
Etheostoma cragini Gilbert, 1885
Etheostoma cragini, the Arkansas darter, is a small fish with distinct markings found in the Arkansas River drainage of the central US.
Etheostoma crossopterum Braasch & Mayden, 1985
Etheostoma crossopterum Braasch & Mayden, 1985
Etheostoma crossopterum, the fringed darter, is a freshwater percid fish endemic to the eastern United States, growing up to 10 cm long.
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