Bluestripe darter
The bluestripe darter (Percina cymatotaenia) 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 endemic to Missouri in the United States, where it occurs in the rivers of the Ozarks.[3]
| Bluestripe darter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Percina |
| Species: | P. cymatotaenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Percina cymatotaenia | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etheostoma cymatotaenia Gilbert & Meek, 1887 | |
This fish was an endangered species on the IUCN Red List in 1996. In a 2003 reevaluation it was downlisted to vulnerable status when the populations were determined to be mostly stable overall.[3]
The fish lives in small to medium-sized rivers with abundant floating and riverbank vegetation which it uses for cover. It prefers calm waters with little current.[3]
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Percina cymatotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T16588A19034397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T16588A19034397.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Percina cymatotaenia" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- NatureServe (2013). "Percina cymatotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T16588A19034397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T16588A19034397.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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