Percina uranidea
Percina uranidea (Jordan & Gilbert, 1887)
Stargazing darter


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Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  7.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: St. Francis, White and Ouachita River drainages in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana, USA. Formerly in lower Wabash River in Indiana and Illinois, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in fast gravel runs of clear, medium-sized rivers.
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 02 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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