Percina macrocephala

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Longhead darter

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. macrocephala
Binomial name
Percina macrocephala
(Cope, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Etheostoma macrocephalum
    Cope, 1867

Percina macrocephala, also known

ray-finned fish, a darter in the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes, and pikeperches. P. macrocephala is endemic to the United States
.

Geographic range

P. macrocephala occurs in the basin of the

New York and North Carolina west as far as western central Kentucky and Tennessee.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of P. macrocephala is rocky pools with a strong flow, usually upstream or downstream from riffles with pebbles in clear, small to medium-sized rivers. It also inhabits creeks.[2]

Diet

P. macrocephala is carnivorous, and its food is mainly small crayfishes and mayfly nymphs.[2]

References

  1. . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Percina macrocephalum" in FishBase. December 2019 version.