Guadalupe darter

The Guadalupe darter (Percina apristis) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is found in the Guadalupe River system in Texas. It prefers fast rocky runs of small to medium-sized rivers. The darter is typically 11.0 cm (4.3 in) in length.[2]

Guadalupe darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. apristis
Binomial name
Percina apristis
(C.L. Hubbs & Hubbs, 1954)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hadropterus scierus apristis Hubbs & Hubbs, 1954
  • Percina sciera apristis (Hubbs & Hubbs, 1954)

References
  1. NatureServe (2013). "Percina apristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T18246486A19032341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18246486A19032341.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Percina apristis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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