Logperch
(Percina caprodes)
Species Description
**Description:** A large member of the darter family featuring zebra-like vertical stripes and a long, bulbous snout.
**Size:** 3.5 to 6 inches long; the largest darter in the region.
**Behavior:** Uses its specialized snout like a tool to physically pry up rocks and debris to find aquatic insects hiding beneath.
**Identification:** Features a row of specialized "scutes" (scales) down the center of the belly.
**Habitat:** Sandy and gravelly shallows of the reservoir and larger river pools.
**Size:** 3.5 to 6 inches long; the largest darter in the region.
**Behavior:** Uses its specialized snout like a tool to physically pry up rocks and debris to find aquatic insects hiding beneath.
**Identification:** Features a row of specialized "scutes" (scales) down the center of the belly.
**Habitat:** Sandy and gravelly shallows of the reservoir and larger river pools.