page_title: Percina maculata
section_title: Habitat and Geographic distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Percina maculata / Habitat and Geographic distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: Distribution map of the fish Percina maculata, the blackside darter showing native and introduced watersheds.
context_page_description: Percina maculata, the blackside darter is a species of fish in the family Percidae. It is a widespread inhabitant of streams and rivers in the Mississippi River watershed. Like other darters it prefers rocky riffles and sandy runs, but is tolerant of pools and still water as well. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.
context_section_description: Blackside darter is found in areas of small to medium-sized rivers and streams, that are clean and free of most pollution. The areas they are found will have slower current and have spaces to hide like roots and natural debris.  These fish are widespread in the United States and can be found in the Hudson Bay, Mississippi River basin, and the Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to the Calcasieu River in Louisiana. They have also been found in the Minnesota river basin, Whetstone Creek, Big Sioux basin, Pipestone, and other areas around the Great Lakes. They were present in the Big Sandy drainage in the early 1900s, but have not been found recently in any Virginia drainages.
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