Longnose darter

Longnose darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species: P. nasuta
Binomial name
Percina nasuta
(Bailey, 1941)

The longnose darter (Percina nasuta) is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

Characteristics

Very colorful with an orange band, short bodies are usually a muted yellow in color.[1] Found mostly in the Ozark and Ouachita uplands in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma.[2]

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