Chainback darter

Chainback darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species: P. nevisense
Binomial name
Percina nevisense
Cope, 1870

The chainback darter (Percina nevisense) is a small freshwater fish located in North America. It is found in the Roanoke-Chowan river drainage in Virginia south to the Neuse River drainage in North Carolina. It prefers gravel runs and riffles of small to medium-sized rivers.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Percina nevisense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T202584A18233246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202584A18233246.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.


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