桔色小鲈为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目鲈亚目河鲈科的其中一种，分布于美国田纳西河流域，体长可达18公分，栖息在水质清澈、砾石底质的溪流、水塘，属肉食性，以水生昆虫为食。

• Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Percina aurantiaca in FishBase. 2012年6月版本

The tangerine darter or river slick (Percina aurantiaca) is a small freshwater ray-finned fish in the perch family found in the eastern United States. It grows to a length of 4.3 to 7.1 inches (11 to 18 cm), males being bright orange-red while females are yellow. It is insectivorous, picking insect larvae off aquatic plants and the riverbed, and sometimes rolling small stones over to expose prey. It breeds in late spring and early summer, typically in shallow sandy or gravelly riffles. Pollution and habitat degradation may be a problem in parts of its range, however it is a fairly common fish with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified its conservation status as being of "least concern".