Percina is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of small bony fishes of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
PercidaeThe Percidae are a family of perciform fish found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The family contains about 200 species in ten genera...
, mostly from
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
. Like similar Etheostomatinae they are called "
darterDarter may refer to:Animals* Darters or snakebirds, birds of the genus Anhinga* Fishes of several Percidae genera:** Ammocrypta ** Etheostoma ** Percina...
s". More specifically the genus as a whole is known as
roughbelly darters, while certain
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
of
Percina with a pattern of
verticalAn object is in a vertical position when it is aligned in an "up-down" direction, roughly speaking perpendicular to the horizon or horizontal plane.In science, it can also refer to:...
bars on the flanks are called
logperchThe logperches are a group of fish in the genus Percina of the family Percidae. They are characterised by distinct vertical barring along the flank and a subterminal mouth.There are 11 species of logperch, native to eastern parts of the US and Canada...
es.
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Percina is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of small bony fishes of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
PercidaeThe Percidae are a family of perciform fish found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The family contains about 200 species in ten genera...
, mostly from
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
. Like similar Etheostomatinae they are called "
darterDarter may refer to:Animals* Darters or snakebirds, birds of the genus Anhinga* Fishes of several Percidae genera:** Ammocrypta ** Etheostoma ** Percina...
s". More specifically the genus as a whole is known as
roughbelly darters, while certain
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
of
Percina with a pattern of
verticalAn object is in a vertical position when it is aligned in an "up-down" direction, roughly speaking perpendicular to the horizon or horizontal plane.In science, it can also refer to:...
bars on the flanks are called
logperchThe logperches are a group of fish in the genus Percina of the family Percidae. They are characterised by distinct vertical barring along the flank and a subterminal mouth.There are 11 species of logperch, native to eastern parts of the US and Canada...
es.