Percina tanasi, Snail darter

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Percina tanasi Etnier, 1976

Snail darter
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> Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
Etymology: Percina: Latin, diminutive of perch = perch (Ref. 45335);  tanasi: Named after the former capital of the Cherokee Nation, which was located on the Little Tennessee River, the type locality (Ref. 10294).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce bentopelágico. Temperate; 36°N - 34°N

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North America: upper Tennessee River drainage of eastern Tennessee and northern Georgia in the USA.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5723); Idade máx. registada: 4 anos (Ref. 12193)

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in gravel and sand runs of medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294); also found in creeks (Ref. 10294). Feeds on small pleurocerid river snails, mostly Leptoxis and Lithasia, as well as some physid snails and limpets; also consumes caddisfly larvae (Glossosoma, Hydropsyche, Brachycentrus), midge and blackfly larvae, and a few mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

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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)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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