Stargazing darter

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Stargazing darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. uranidea
Binomial name
Percina uranidea
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1887)
Synonyms[2]

Etheostoma uranidea Jordan & Gilbert, 1887

The stargazing darter (Percina uranidea) 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 the United States.

Geographic distribution[edit]

Found in the St. Francis, White and Ouachita River drainages in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana; formerly in lower the Wabash River in Indiana and Illinois.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2014). "Percina uranidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T16596A19034712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T16596A19034712.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Percina uranidea" in FishBase. December 2019 version.