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Percina gymnocephala Beckham, 1980 Appalachia darter |
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photo by
Crippen, C. |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: occurs only in New River drainage above Kanawha Falls in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina in the USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits gravel and rubble runs and riffles of small to medium rivers. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||