Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Percidae
Subfamilia: Etheostomatinae
Genus: Percina
Species: Percina brevicauda
Name
Percina brevicauda Suttkus & Bart in Suttkus, Thompson & Bart, 1994
References
Percina brevicauda – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
English: Coal darter
The coal darter (Percina brevicauda) is a small 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. It is found in eastern Mobile Bay basin, Alabama. The species' stronghold is in the main channel of the Cahaba River, primarily above the Fall Line. It prefers gravel runs and riffles of small to medium-sized rivers.[1]
The greatest threats to the species are the effects of pollution and urbanization. There are serious water quality problems during low water periods in the upper portion of the Cahaba River. The upper Cahaba River receives approximately half of its flow from waste water treatment plants and encompasses about 2/3 of the known range. Additionally, continued urbanization is resulting in increased siltation. Impoundments have fragmented the range.[2]
References
NatureServe (2013). "Percina brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202571A19033499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202571A19033499.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Suttkus, R. D.; B. A. Thompson & H. L. Bart Jr. (1994). "Two new darters, Percina (Cottogaster), from the southeastern United States, with a review of the subgenus". Occasional Papers Tulane University Museum of Natural History (4): 1–46.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percina brevicauda". Fishbase. January 2006 version.
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