Tennessee logperch
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| Tennessee logperch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Percina |
| Species: | P. apina |
| Binomial name | |
| Percina apina Simmons, 2017 | |
The Tennessee logperch (Percina apina) is a freshwater fish in the perch family found in the Duck River and White Oak Creek in Middle Tennessee.[1][2] The fish was first identified in 1971 as the Blotchside Logperch (Percina burtoni), but was found to be its own species in 2006.