Common logperch

Common logperch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. caprodes
Binomial name
Percina caprodes
(Rafinesque, 1818)
Synonyms[2]
  • Catostomus fasciolaris Rafinesque, 1820
  • Percina manitou D.S. Jordan, 1877
  • Percina (Perca) nebulosa Haldeman, 1842
  • Pileoma semifasciatum DeKay, 1842
  • Pileoma zebra Agassiz, 1850

The common logperch (Percina caprodes), sometimes simply known as the logperch, 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. Like other logperches, it has the typical vertical barring along the flank and a subterminal mouth.

This is the most widespread logperch, commonly found in large parts of the eastern United States and Canada. Like other logperches, they inhabit clear, gravelly streams and lakes, reaching a maximum size of about 18 centimeters (7.1 in) and a maximum age of about 3 years. They play a key role in the reproduction of the snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra).[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Percina caprodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202572A18231706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202572A18231706.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Percina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ Stokstad, E (16 November 2012). "Nearly Buried, Mussels Get a Helping Hand". Science. 338 (6109): 876–8. Bibcode:2012Sci...338..876S. doi:10.1126/science.338.6109.876. PMID 23161968.