Leopard darter
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- Work cat.: James, P.W. Reproductive ecology of the leopard darter, Percina pantherina, 1988:p. 2 (a small percid fish endemic to streams in the Little River drainage of Okla. and Ark.; provisionally identified as Hadropterus macrocephalus 1929; formally described as Hadropterus pantherinus 1955)
- ITIS, Sept. 21, 2010:(Percina pantherina; valid, verified; species; vernacular: Leopard darter)
- Catalog of fishes, via WWW, Sept. 21, 2010:(Hadropterus pantherinus)
- Wikipedia WWW site, Sept. 24, 2010(leopard darter (percina pantherina); native to United States; listed as a threatened species since 1978; genus: percina; family: percidae; order: perciformes)
Wikipedia description:
The leopard darter (Percina pantherina) 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 native to the United States, where it can be found only in the Little River drainage in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Its typical habitat is medium to large streams with rubble and boulder substrate. It feeds on small invertebrates on the riverbed and spawns mainly in March and April. It is threatened by impoundment, habitat loss and runoff from agricultural activities. It has never been a common species and has been listed as a threatened species in the United States since 1978, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as a "vulnerable species".
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