Kentucky Fishes 
79 
Percina caprodes (Rafinesque). Logperch. A,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L. 
Generally distributed from Clarks River eastward. Three records exist 
from the extreme lower Ohio (INHS) and Mississippi River systems 
(SIUC). 
Percina copelandi (Jordan). Channel darter. C,F,H,J,K,L. 
Sporadically distributed and uncommon in the upper Green, upper Cum- 
berland (below the falls), upper Kentucky, middle Licking and upper Big 
Sandy rivers. One preimpoundment record from Blood River, Calloway 
County (UMMZ), is extant. 
Percina evides (Jordan and Copeland). Gilt darter. C,F,J,K,L. Un- 
common in the upper Green, upper Kentucky, middle Licking and upper 
Barren rivers. There is a preimpoundment record from Blood River, 
Calloway County (UMMZ). 
Percina macrocephala (Cope). Longhead darter. F,H,J,K,L. Spo- 
radic in the upper Barren, upper Green, Kentucky, and Licking rivers 
and region L. Kirsch (1893) collected this species from Little South Fork 
of the Cumberland River, Wayne County, but it has not since been re- 
ported from the Cumberland River system in Kentucky. This species 
once was common in the upper Barren River, as indicated by the many 
specimens collected by KFW personnel using rotenone (Page 1978). 
Percina maculata (Girard). Blackside darter. A,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L. 
Generally distributed throughout the state from Clarks River eastward. 
Two records from Obion Creek, Flickman County (MSU), are known. 
Percina ouachitae (Jordan and Gilbert). Ouachita darter. A,C,E. 
This species, formerly known in Kentucky by the name P. uranidea, is 
common in Obion Creek and Bayou du Chien. Single records from Blood 
River, Calloway County (UL), and Jonathon Creek, Marshall County 
(UMMZ), are preimpoundment collections. Woolman (1892) reported 
this species from Rough River, Ohio County (USNM), and his specimens 
were verified by Williams and Etnier (1977). 
Percina oxyrhyncha (Flubbs and Raney). Sharpnose darter. J,K,L. 
Specimens originally labeled P. phoxocephala were recently reidentified 
as P. oxyrhyncha by Thompson (1978), and the species is now known to 
be present in the upper Kentucky, upper Licking and upper Big Sandy 
drainages. 
Percina phoxocephala (Nelson). Slenderhead darter. C,D,E,F,G,J. 
Present prior to impoundment in the lower Cumberland and Tennessee 
rivers. Occasional throughout the Green and Salt River systems and the 
lower Kentucky River drainage (Eagle Creek). Woolman (1892) recorded 
it from Mayfield Creek. 
Percina sciera (Swain). Dusky darter. A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,L. 
Sporadic throughout the entire state except the Licking River system, 
from where I have been unable to locate specimens. 
Percina shumardi (Girard). River darter. C,D,E,F,J,K. Sporadic and 
uncommon in the main channel of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and 
