Bankhead darter
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.[2] 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.[1]
| Bankhead darter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Percina |
| Species: | P. sipsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Percina sipsi J. D. Williams & Neely, 2007 | |
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Percina sipsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202594A19033831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202594A19033831.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Percina sipsi" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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