Piedmont darter

Piedmont darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species: P. crassa
Binomial name
Percina crassa
D.S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878

The Piedmont darter (Percina crassa) is a small freshwater fish located in North America. It is found in the Cape Fear, Peedee, and Santee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It prefers gravel runs and riffles of small to medium-sized rivers.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Percina crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2014.


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