Snail darter

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Snail darter
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Genus: Percina Species: P. tanasi
Binomial name
Percina tanasi Etnier, 1976

The snail darter is a small (up to 9 cm long) fish native to waters of East Tennessee. It is a variety of darter (fish) which feeds primarily on aquatic snails.

The snail darter was declared an endangered species in 1975, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. On July 5, 1984, the snail darter's status was lowered to threatened.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Snail darter controversy

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Final Rule Reclassifying Snail Darter from Endangered Species to Threatened Species

[edit] References

• Gimenez Dixon (1996). Percina tanasi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)