Common Logperch
Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Percidae |
| Genus | Percina |
| Species | Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S3 Vulnerable
- Vermont
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Illinois
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Dakota
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Dakota
- S2 Imperiled
- Mississippi
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- McGregor, S.W., O'Neil, P.E., Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1997. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 166: 1–198.
- McGregor, S.W., Rheams, K.F., O'Neil, P.E., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1994. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. 226 pp.
- Pearson, W.D. & Boston, C.H., Jr. 1995. Distribution and status of the northern cavefish, Amblyopsis spelaea. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program,, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 99 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
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