Stargazing darter

The stargazing darter (Percina uranidea) is a species of fish in the family Percidae. It is endemic to the United States.

Stargazing darter

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. uranidea
Binomial name
Percina uranidea
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1887)

Geographic distribution

Found in the St. Francis, White and Ouachita River drainages in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana; formerly in lower the Wabash River in Indiana and Illinois.[2]

Sources

References

  1. NatureServe (2014). "Percina uranidea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T16596A19034712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T16596A19034712.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. http://fishbase.cn/summary/Percina-uranidea.html


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