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Overview

The Conasauga logperch (Percina jenkinsi) is one of the rarest darters in North America. This little fish is named after the river it calls home-- the Conasauga River in Tennessee and Georgia. For a darter, they are quite large, reaching up to 5.25 inches in length, but they have an elegant body pattern that helps them blend into their environment. Eight thin vertical bars extend along their sides like tiger stripes, eventually expanding to small spots, with narrower half- and quarter-length bars in between. Logperch typically inhabit riffles (shallow areas of rivers) and runs (fast-flowing areas of rivers) with coarse gravel and small cobble substrate. They use their pig-like snout to flip over small cobble stones to search for their favorite grub, aquatic insect larvae! Over the past two decades, we have observed the Conasauga logperch population declining. Some stressors include habitat degradation associated with agriculture, urbanization, and past timber harvest, their already-small population size and limited geographic range, and climate change climate change
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Scientific Name

Percina jenkinsi
Common Name
Conasauga logperch
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Fishes
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Critical Habitat

Jul 13, 1984

Jul 13, 1984 Critical Habitat
Proposal to List Amber Darter (Percina antesella), Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella), & Conas…
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Listing

Jul 13, 1984

Jul 13, 1984 Listing (Endangered)
Proposal to List Amber Darter (Percina antesella), Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella), & Conas…
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Critical Habitat

Aug 5, 1985

Aug 5, 1985 Critical Habitat
Determination of End. Status & Crit. Hab for Amber Darter & Conasauga Logperch; 50 FR 31597-…
  • Publication type: Final
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Listing

Aug 5, 1985

Aug 5, 1985 Listing (Endangered)
Determination of End. Status & Crit. Hab for Amber Darter & Conasauga Logperch; 50 FR 31597-…
  • Publication type: Final
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Five Year Review

Jul 26, 2005

Jul 26, 2005 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Review of 13 Southeastern Species
  • Publication type: Notice
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Five Year Review

Aug 6, 2018

Aug 6, 2018 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Status Reviews for 42 Southeastern Species; Notice of initiation and request for information
  • Publication type: Notice
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Recovery Plan

Aug 6, 2019

Aug 6, 2019 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
21 Draft Recovery Plan Revisions for 43 Southeastern Species; Notice of Availability
  • Publication type: Draft
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Five Year Review

Jun 6, 2024

Jun 6, 2024 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 59 Southeastern Species
  • Publication type: Notice
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