| Family: |
Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae |
| Max. size: |
7.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Mississippi River basin from southwestern Indiana and southeastern Missouri to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope from Escambia River drainage in Alabama and Florida to Mississippi River in Louisiana. The name Percina vigil replaces Percina ouachitae. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits sand and gravel runs of creeks and small to medium rivers, sometimes in very shallow water (Ref. 3814, 10294). Feeds on pleurocerid (Leptoxis) river snails, hydropsychid caddisfly larvae, midge larvae, and small mayfly nymphs, such as baetids (Ref. 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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