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Percopsis transmontana

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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

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percopsis transmontana". FishBase. April 2012 version.
  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.