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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
Etymology: Percina: Latin, diminutive of perch = perch (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate, preferred ?; 43°N - 38°N
North America: Patuxent, Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James River drainages (all tributaries of Chesapeake Bay) in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia in the USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabit pools, usually with rock bottoms and near riffles, of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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