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River Darter

Percina shumardi

Classification

Family
Percidae

Percina shumardi (river darter) is a benthic 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 native to North America. It is an inhabitant of small and medium rivers where it occurs in rocky riffles with clear, fast-flowing water.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 176