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Percina macrocephala

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Longhead darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. macrocephala
Binomial name
Percina macrocephala
(Cope, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Etheostoma macrocephalum
    Cope, 1867

Percina macrocephala, also known commonly as the longhead darter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter in the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes, and pikeperches. P. macrocephala is endemic to the United States.

Geographic range

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P. macrocephala occurs in the basin of the Ohio River from New York and North Carolina west as far as western central Kentucky and Tennessee.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred habitat of P. macrocephala is rocky pools with a strong flow, usually upstream or downstream from riffles with pebbles in clear, small to medium-sized rivers. It also inhabits creeks.[2]

Diet

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P. macrocephala is carnivorous, and its food is mainly small crayfishes and mayfly nymphs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Percina macrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T16591A19034763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T16591A19034763.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percina macrocephalum". FishBase. December 2019 version.