by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jul 21, 2025 | Freshwater, News & Notes
via U.S. FWS A photograph taken on August 18th, 2008, on the Smith River, downstream of Cotton Mill Spray Dam in the vicinity of Eden, North Carolina, depicts the formerly endangered Roanoke Logperch, Percina rex. Image credit: NC Wildlife Resources Commission,...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2014 | Freshwater
In a video any NANFA member is sure to love, we get a personal look at the very charming Roanoke Logperch, Percina rex. This endangered North American native species resides in Virginia with a couple populations found in North Carolina. It’s uncommon over its...
by John Tullock | Sep 17, 2008 | AMAZONAS - John Tullock, Freshwater
Among my favorite native fish species, the various logperches rank highly. A closely related group of large darters, the four species found closest to my home share an elongated snout and use it to flip over small stones in order to feed on the invertebrates found...