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Appalachia Darter

Percina gymnocephala

Classification

Family
Percidae

The Appalachia darter (Percina gymnocephala) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is found in the New River system above Kanawha Falls. Habitat and Ecology It exists only in small to medium rivers, and lives in gravel, rubble riffles, and raceways in spring and early summer, in moves to slower deeper waters for remainder of year.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 77