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Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
Etymology: Percina: Latin, diminutive of perch = perch (Ref. 45335); evides: evides meaning comely or beautiful (Ref. 10294).
More on authors: Jordan & Copeland.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 46°N - 35°N
North America: found only in Mississippi River basin from New York to Minnesota and south to northern Alabama and northern Arkansas; and in Maumee River system (in Lake Erie drainage) in Ohio and Indiana in the USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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