Author: (Cope, 1867)
FBname: Allegheny pearl dace
Comments: Inhabits pools of upland creeks and small rivers, and also ponds and lakes.  Usually found over sand or gravel (Ref. 86798).  Feeds on copepods, cladocerans, chironomids, beetles, filamentous algae, and <i>Chara</i> (Ref. 1998).  Spawns during the spring (Ref. 1998).