Blackbanded Darter

Percina nigrofasciata

About This Fish

The Blackbanded Darter is common and widespread in Gulf and Atlantic coast drainages from Louisiana to South Carolina, including the Mobile Basin. They live in a variety of habitats from headwaters to medium rivers. As the common name suggests, Blackbanded Darters have a series of black bars along their side.

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Percina

Alabama (AL), Georgia (GA), Tennessee (TN), Mississippi (MS)

Conasauga – 03150101, Coosawattee – 03150102, Oostanaula – 03150103, Etowah – 03150104, Upper Coosa – 03150105, Middle Coosa – 03150106, Lower Coosa – 03150107, Upper Tallapoosa – 03150108, Middle Tallapoosa – 03150109, Lower Tallapoosa – 03150110, Upper Alabama – 03150201, Cahaba – 03150202, Middle Alabama – 03150203, Lower Alabama – 03150204, Upper Tombigbee – 03160101, Town – 03160102, Buttahatchee – 03160103, Luxapallila – 03160105, Middle Tombigbee-Lubbub – 03160106, Sipsey – 03160107, Noxubee – 03160108, Mulberry – 03160109, Sipsey Fork – 03160110, Locust – 03160111, Upper Black Warrior – 03160112, Lower Black Warrior – 03160113, Middle Tombigbee-Chickasaw – 03160201, Sucarnoochee – 03160202, Lower Tombigbee – 03160203, Mobile Tensaw – 03160204, Mobile Bay – 03160205

Literature

Hayes, M.M., and K.R. Piller. 2018. Patterns of diversification in a North American endemic fish, the Blackbanded Darter (Perciformes, Percidae). Zoologica Scripta. 47(4):477-485. http://www.kylepiller.com/s/Hayes_Piller_2018_P_nigrofasciata.pdf

Hughey, M.C., D.C. Heins, H.L. Jelks, B.A. Ory, and F. Jordan. 2012. Variation in reproductive life history traits between two populations of blackbanded darters (Percina nigrofasciata). Copeia. 4:714-721. http://cas.loyno.edu/sites/chn.loyno.edu/files/2012%20percina%20reproduction%20copeia-2.pdf

Henry, B.E., and G.D. Grossman. 2008. Microhabitat use by blackbanded (Percina nigrofasciata), turquoise (Etheostoma inscriptum), and tessellated (E. olmstedi) darters during drought in a Georgia piedmont stream. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 83(2):171-182. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gary_Grossman/publication/226730111_Microhabitat_use_by_blackbanded_Percina_nigrofasciata_turquoise_Etheostoma_inscriptum_and_tessellated_E_olmstedi_darters_during_drought_in_a_Georgia_piedmont_stream/links/0046352766a98b283c000000.pdf

mith, R.J.F. 1982. Reaction of Percina nigrofasciata, Ammocrypta beani, and Etheostoma swaini (Percidae, Pisces) to conspecific and intergeneric skin extracts. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 60(5):1067-1072. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z82-147

Mathur, D. 1973. Food habits and feeding chronology of the blackbanded darter, Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz), in Halawakee Creek, Alabama. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 102:48-55. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1577/1548-8659(1973)102%3C48%3AFHAFCO%3E2.0.CO%3B2

Mathur, D. 1973. Some aspects of life history of the blackbanded darter, Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz), in Halawakee Creek, Alabama. American Midland Naturalist. 381-393. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2424042

Blackbanded Darter

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