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Percina vigil

(Hay, 1882)

Saddleback Darter

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105843
Element CodeAFCQC04180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusPercina
Synonyms
Percina ouachitae(Jordan and Gilbert, 1887)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Formerly included in P. uranidea. Ioa vigil was regarded as a senior synonym of P. ouachitae by Suttkus (1985). The 1991 AFS checklist (Robins et al. 1991) followed Suttkus and changed the name of P. ouachitae to P. vigil. Page and Burr (1991) evidently followed Page (1983), who included I. vigil in P. shumardi, and continued to use the name P. ouachitae for the saddleback darter.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-09-24
Change Date1996-09-24
Range Extent Comments
Gulf Slope from Escambia River drainage, Alabama and Florida, west to Mississippi River, Louisiana; Mississippi River basin from southwestern Indiana (formerly) and southeastern Missouri to Louisiana; mostly confined to Coastal Plain; apparently extirpated in Green River, Kentucky, and in Wabash River system, Indiana-Illinois; common but somewhat localized (Page and Burr 1991).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.
Threat Impact Comments
Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Creeks and small to medium rivers in areas of moderate current over sand and gravel or gravel and rubble substrates, often at foot of chute or riffle or near snags or logjams; sometimes in very shallow water (Kuehne and Barbour 1983, Page and Burr 1991). Larvae may drift downstream from spawning areas to quiet backwaters (Heins and Baker 1989).

Reproduction

Apparently spawns in late winter (Kuehne and Barbour 1983). In Mississippi, spawned February-April at water temperatures of 12-22 C, produced multiple clutches, sexually mature within 1 year, maximum lifespan less than 3 years (Heins and Baker 1989).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS4Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IndianaSXYes
ArkansasS3Yes
MississippiS5Yes
LouisianaS3Yes
FloridaS1Yes
AlabamaS5Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Mississippi (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii AreaHomochitto National Forest2,620
References (22)
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