The stripeback darter (Percina notogramma) is a 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 Chesapeake Bay tributaries in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It prefers gravel runs and riffles of small to medium-sized rivers.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Stripeback Darter being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Percina maculata
- Percina crassa
- Percina sciera
- Percina apristis
- Percina gymnocephala
- Percina macrocephala
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Percidae
- Genus
- Percina
- Species
- Percina notogramma
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