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Olive Darter

Percina squamata

Classification

Family
Percidae

The olive darter (Percina squamata) is a 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 Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Georgia, in the United States. It is found in the headwaters of Tennessee River system and the middle reaches of the Cumberland River system, its ideal habitat being clear, cold water over rocky substrates.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 7