| Remarks |
Percina smithvanizi is common in the Tallapoosa drainage in the Tallapoosa River proper (width 75–125 m, depth 0.5–1 m) as well as tributaries (width 4–5 m, depth 0.2–1 m and larger). Individuals occur in clear water flowing over sand, gravel, rubble, and bedrock, in pools below riffles as well as riffles with moderate current, occasionally from margins of large rocks in the areas of fast flowing water. Areas of swift current yielded the larger specimens, while the smaller individuals were found in habitats with more moderate flow. Species most frequently captured with P. smithvanizi were Cottus sp. Tallapoosa Sculpin (Neely et al. in press), Etheostoma tallapoosae, Hypentelium etowanum, and P. palmaris. Other species commonly captured
with P. smithvanizi included Campostoma oligolepis, Phenacobius catostomus, Cyprinella gibbsi, Noturus funebris, and N. leptacanthus. A detailed account of the ecology and biology of P. smithvanizi was reported by
Wieland & Ramsey (1987). |