Olive darter

The Olive darter lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The olive darter is an inhabitant of higher gradient upland rivers where it resides in boulder and bedrock chutes having moderate to torrential current. More

A rare species of fish called the olive darter inhabits the stretch of the river that will be affected by the bridge. The olive darter, or percina squamata, is a rare “species of special concern” in North Carolina. More

species have already been located, but only one olive darter has been found, Albanese said. However, in the tailwater, none of the target species have been found yet, Albanese said. More

fish, the olive darter and sharphead darter were historically found above the dam, but today are only found below the dam, and it’s hoped the removal will allow these fish access to the upper portion of the river. More

Common names

olive darter in English
Olivensmutte in Danish (dansk)
鱗小鱸 in Mandarin Chinese
鳞小鲈 in Mandarin Chinese

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