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Bankhead darter

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Species of fish

Bankhead darter
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species: P. sipsi
Binomial name
Percina sipsi
J. D. Williams & Neely, 2007

The Bankhead darter (Percina sipsi) is a benthic 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 found in North America where it occurs in the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River in the Bankhead National Forest in northwestern Alabama. It prefers gravel runs and riffles of small to medium-sized rivers.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Percina sipsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202594A19033831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202594A19033831.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percina sipsi". FishBase. December 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers
Percina sipsi


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