Guadalupe darter

Guadalupe darter
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Genus:	Percina
Species:	P. apristis
Binomial name
	Percina apristis; (C.L. Hubbs & Hubbs, 1954)
Synonyms
	Hadropterus scierus apristis Hubbs & Hubbs, 1954; Percina sciera apristis (Hubbs & Hubbs, 1954);

The Guadalupe darter (Percina apristis) is a small 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 the Guadalupe River system in Texas. ^[2] The Guadalupe darter was formally a subspecies of the dusky darter, but was recognized as an independent species in 2007. It is protected by state law as a threatened species.

Predators

The Guadalupe darter is typically predated upon by large birds and fish commonly including,

Accipitridae

Diet

The Guadalupe darter has a carnivorous diet that consist of small insects and arthropods including

habitat

The Guadalupe darter prefers fast rocky runs of small to medium-sized rivers. It can also be found scavenging in the Texas wild rice. It's ranges from spring lake to the southern San Marcos river, which is a part of the greater Guadalupe river basin.

Anatomy

The Guadalupe darter can reach up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in length. It is recognizable from it's 6-8 black spots across the middle of it's body. It has a tan upper half and a silver lower half. Unlike most Ray-finned fishes, The Guadalupe darter does not contain a swim bladder. they move by scooting along the floor. The Guadalupe darter can live up to 4 years and reaches sexual maturity at 1 years old.

References

^ NatureServe (2013). "Percina apristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T18246486A19032341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18246486A19032341.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percina apristis". FishBase. December 2019 version.

https://www.gbra.org/news/2022/03/guadalupe-darter/

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] NatureServe (2013). "Percina apristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T18246486A19032341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18246486A19032341.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percina apristis". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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