Percopsis transmontana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Percopsiformes
Family: Percopsidae
Genus: Percopsis
Species:
P. transmontana
Binomial name
Percopsis transmontana

Percopsis transmontana, the sand roller, is a species of percopsiform fish endemic to the Columbia River drainage in the northwestern United States. This species grows to a length of 9.6 centimetres (3.8 in) TL. Sand rollers can live up to 6 years in slow-moving, sandy-bottomed streams and rivers among vegetation. Their diet includes flies and Trichoptera, although juveniles also have been known to eat crustacean zooplankton.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Percopsis transmontana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202614A18230489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202614A18230489.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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