Percina macrocephala
| Longhead darter | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Percina |
| Species: | P. macrocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Percina macrocephala (Cope, 1867)
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Percina macrocephala, also known commonly as the longhead darter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter in the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes, and pikeperches. P. macrocephala is endemic to the United States.
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]P. macrocephala occurs in the basin of the Ohio River from New York and North Carolina west as far as western central Kentucky and Tennessee.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred habitat of P. macrocephala is rocky pools with a strong flow, usually upstream or downstream from riffles with pebbles in clear, small to medium-sized rivers. It also inhabits creeks.[2]
Diet
[edit | edit source]P. macrocephala is carnivorous, and its food is mainly small crayfishes and mayfly nymphs.[2]
References
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