| Blackbanded darter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Percina |
| Species: | P. nigrofasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz, 1854
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The blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata) 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. It is native to the river systems of the southeastern United States where it is found in the states of Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. It lives over sandy or gravelly bottoms in smaller rivers and streams and its color varies depending on the different habitats in which it lives. It feeds on small insect larvae and is itself preyed on by larger fish. It spawns between February and June depending on locality. It is generally a common fish throughout most of its range.
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Percina nigrofasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202585A18232298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202585A18232298.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.