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Percina oxyrhynchus (Hubbs & Raney, 1939) Sharpnose darter |
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photo by
N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: southern tributaries of Ohio River from Monongahela River in Pennsylvania to Kentucky River in Kentucky, south in New River drainage to North Carolina in the USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits fast boulder riffles and runs of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||