Appalachia darter
| Appalachia darter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Percina |
| Species: | P. gymnocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Percina gymnocephala Beckham, 1980 | |
The Appalachia darter (Percina gymnocephala) is a small freshwater fish located in North America. It is found in the New River system above Kanawha Falls.
Habitat and Ecology
It exists only in small to medium rivers, and lives in gravel, rubble riffles, and raceways in spring and early summer, in moves to slower deeper waters for remainder of year.[2]
Threats and Conservation
Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known. Listed as Least Concern in view of the large extent of occurrence, large number of subpopulations, large population size, and lack of major threats. The trend over the past 10 years or three generations is uncertain but likely relatively stable, or the species may be declining but not fast enough to qualify for any of the threatened categories under Criterion A (reduction in population size). Currently, this species is of relatively low conservation concern and does not require significant additional protection or major management, monitoring, or research action.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Percina gymnocephala". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T202579A18233373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202579A18233373.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Percina gymnocephala (Appalachia Darter)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Percina gymnocephala" in FishBase. January 2006 version.