Slender fish with dark bands along the body and a pointed snout.

Logperch

Percina caprodes
Where at Shedd?
At Home on the Great Lakes
Diet Insects, insect larvae and fish eggs
Size Length: Up to 7 inches (18 cm); common length 5 inches (12.5 cm)
Type Fishes
Range North America
Habitat Freshwaters of eastern and central North America

Did you know?

  1. This fish is the largest of the darters—one of the few darter species large enough to be caught on a fisherman’s line.
  2. The logperch uses its snout to flip over stones as it looks for insect larvae and fish eggs to eat.

IUCN Red List Conservation Status