Pearl darter

The Pearl darter lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

* States/US Territories in which the Pearl darter is known to occur: Mississippi More

This pearl darter, a member of the Desperate Dozen, is found in Mississippi's Pascagoula River. print photo | Photos main page | Purchase this photo * Share this photo: * Del.icio. More

survey of Percina aurora, the pearl darter, in the Pascagoula River Drainage, funded by the Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences. Sampling during 1995 at 19 historic and 11 new sites did not produce a single specimen. More

cincotta)• Pearl darter (Percina aurora)• Pygmy sculpin (Cottus paulus)• Relict darter (Etheostoma chienense)• Slender chub (Erimystax cahni)• Spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae)• Vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki) According to the SFC, five of these species are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, while three More

Common names

pearl darter in English
密西西比小鱸 in Mandarin Chinese
密西西比小鱸 in Unknown
密西西比小鲈 in Mandarin Chinese
密西西比小鲈 in Unknown

Order : Perciformes
Family : Percidae
Genus : Percina
Species : Percina aurora
Authority : Suttkus & Thompson, 1994