Ozark logperch

The Ozark logperch (Percina fulvitaenia) is a 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 North America in the Meramec River, the southern tributaries of the Missouri River in Missouri and Kansas, and the Arkansas River system in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It prefers gravel runs and riffles of small to medium-sized rivers.[2]

Ozark logperch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. fulvitaenia
Binomial name
Percina fulvitaenia
Morris & Page, 1981

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Percina fulvitaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202578A18231350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202578A18231350.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Percina fulvitaenia" in FishBase. December 2019 version.



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