Percina roanoka (Jordan & Jenkins, 1889)
Roanoke darter
Percina roanoka
photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

 Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
 Max. size:  7.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  North America: Roanoke, Neuse, and Tar River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina in the USA. Also in extreme upper James River drainage in Virginia and New River drainage in West Virginia and Virginia, which are probably recent introductions.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Inhabits fast gravel and rubble riffles (adult), gravel-bottomed pools and runs near riffles (young) of small to medium rivers.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 24.07.15
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 03.06.94

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