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Tangerine Darter
Tangerine Darter,  Percina aurantiaca

 

Physical Description: 
�	Elongate body
�	Two dorsal fins, almost connected
�	Large eye at top of head
�	Terminal mouth
�	Short, blunt nose
�	Somewhat forked tail fin
�	Dark olive-colored body with dark bands across back
�	Dark, blotches form a stripe along the side
�	First dorsal fin with orange band
�	Males bright orange on lower side and belly 

Similar species: 
�	Bronze darter (Percina palmaris)

Mean body size:
�	Adults are 90-130 mm standard length 

Habitat:
�	Clear streams and rivers in gravel, rubble, boulder, and bedrock slow runs and pools

Distribution in VA:
�	Native to the Tennessee drainage

Food Habits:  
�	Insects 

Reproductive Habits: 
�	Mature around age 1 or 2
�	Spawning occurs May to June
�	Spawn in sand and gravel in shallows with current
�	Fecundity is 120-578 eggs per female

Population Status, Economic, or Ecological Importance: 
�	One of the most brilliantly colored darters

References:       

Jenkins, R.E and N.M. Burkhead. 1993. Freshwater Fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

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