TN00304 TANGERINE DARTER PERCINA AURANTIACA
| Lifestage | Environmental Association |
| Adult | Turbidity: Clear water |
| Egg | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel |
| Egg | Stability of Bottom: Stable |
| General | Water pH: Between 6.5-8.5 |
| General | Turbidity: Clear water but tolerate periodic cloudiness |
| General | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel |
| General | Gradient: Low |
| General | Flow: Medium streams [50-1000 cfs mean annual flow] |
| Limiting | Turbidity: Clear water |
| Limiting | Flow: Small streams [5-50 cfs mean annual flow] |
| Limiting | Water Depth Preference: 1-5 ft. |
| Feeding Juvenile | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel |
| Feeding Juvenile | Gradient: Moderate |
| Feeding Juvenile | Gradient: High |
| Feeding Juvenile | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Feeding Juvenile | Terrestrial Features: Specified in Comments |
| Feeding Juvenile | Inland Wetlands: Specified in Comments |
| Resting Juvenile | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel |
| Resting Juvenile | Gradient: Moderate |
| Resting Juvenile | Gradient: High |
| Resting Juvenile | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Resting Juvenile | Terrestrial Features: Specified in Comments |
| Resting Juvenile | Inland Wetlands: Specified in Comments |
| Breeding Adult | Gradient: Moderate |
| Breeding Adult | Gradient: High |
| Breeding Adult | See comments on environmental associations |
| Breeding Adult | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel |
| Breeding Adult | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Feeding Adult | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel |
| Feeding Adult | Gradient: Moderate |
| Feeding Adult | Gradient: High |
| Feeding Adult | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Feeding Adult | Terrestrial Features: Specified in Comments |
| Feeding Adult | Inland Wetlands: Specified in Comments |
| Resting Adult | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel |
| Resting Adult | Gradient: Moderate |
| Resting Adult | Gradient: High |
| Resting Adult | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Resting Adult | Terrestrial Features: Specified in Comments |
| Resting Adult | Inland Wetlands: Specified in Comments |
| Breeding Adult | Water Temperature: Between 15-21 degrees C |
| General | Gradient: Specified in Comments |
| General | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Sand |
| General | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| General | Gradient: Moderate |
| General | Stability of Bottom: Stable |
| General | Flow: Large streams [1000-5000 cfs mean annual low] |
| General | Aquatic Features: Pool areas |
| General | Substrate: Mud or silt |
| General | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Boulders |
| General | Elevation: 1000-2000 ft. |
| General | Water Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: 2.5-3.0 fps |
| General | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble |
| General | Water Depth Preference: 1-5 ft. |
| General | Water Temperature: Greater than 27 degrees C |
| General | Gradient: High |
| Limiting | Water Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: 2.5-3.0 fps |
| Limiting | Elevation: 1000-2000 ft. |
| Limiting | Substrate: Mud or silt |
| Limiting | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Boulders |
| Limiting | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Limiting | Water Temperature: Between 15-21 degrees C |
| Limiting | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble |
| Limiting | Gradient: Moderate |
| Egg | Water Temperature: Between 15-21 degrees C |
| Egg | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Juvenile | Aquatic Features: Pool areas |
| Adult | Water Temperature: Between 15-21 degrees C |
| Adult | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Boulders |
| Adult | Elevation: 1000-2000 ft. |
| Adult | Substrate: Mud or silt |
| Adult | Bottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble |
| Adult | Water Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: 2.5-3.0 fps |
| Adult | Aquatic Features: Pool areas |
| Adult | Aquatic Features: Riffles |
| Breeding Adult | Water Temperature: Between 21-27 degrees C |
Comments on General Environmental Associations
OCCURS IN MEDIUM SIZED STREAMS TO MODERATE RIVERS WITHADULTS TYPICALLY OCCUPYING THE DEEPER, SMOOTH-SURFACED AREAS WITHMODERATELY SWIFT CURRENTS ADJACENT TO SHALLOW RIFFLES *TN5002* ELEVATION 850-1800 FEET BUT BEST POPULATIONS AT 1000-1200 FEET SILT- BOULDERS IN POOLS, RUBBLE-BOULDERS-LARGE ROCKS IN RIFFLES *144* SMALLER INDIVIDUALS ALONG SHORELINE OF POOLS *144* WINTER IN POOLS, REMAINDER OF PERIOD IN RIFFLES *144*
Comments on Limiting Environmental Associations
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Comments on Adult Environmental Associations
WINTER IN POOLS, REMAINDER OF PERIOD IN RIFFLES *5144*
Comments on Juvenile Environmental Associations
SMALLER INDIVIDUALS ALONG SHORELINE OF POOLS *5144*
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
| General | TN5055, 4205 |
| Limiting | TN5055, TN5056 |
| Breeding Adult | TN5055, 1187, 1463, 4205 |
| Feeding Adult | TN5055, 1187, 1465, 1462, 5473 |
| Resting Adult | TN5055, 1187, 1465, 1462, 5473 |
| Feeding Juvenile | 1187, 1465, 1462 |
| Resting Juvenile | 1187, 1465, 1462 |
| Egg | TN5055 |