Chesapeake Logperch | Percina bimaculata

Status: IUCN: Vulnerable; USFWS: Under Review

Threats: Development, habitat fragmentation, impoundments, pollution, and sedimentation.

CFI Status: Propagated at CFI from 2019-2020 for propagation protocols and restoration.
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Native Range: Susquehanna and Potomac River drainages, PA, MD, and VA

Spawning Habitat Preferences: Early-mid spring spawners in medium creeks to small rivers with high flow; eggs are laid in gravel substrate.

Fun Fact: The Chesapeake Logperch is one of the most prolific species CFI has worked with. In our second year of developing protocols, we ended up taking over nearly 4 entire systems with larvae before we made the call to stop collecting additional eggs.

In Partnership With: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; Pennsylvania USFWS