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Carolina Pygmy Sunfish

Elassoma boehlkei

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2013
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Adult
@Shadowwolf2072 · Arkansas, United States · May 20191 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, and secretive, in heavily vegetated channels, creeks, ditches, and inlets of rivers.
North America - Santee and Waccamaw River Drainage

These are not true sunfish but are popular in aquariums because of their iridescent colours.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
barsblotches
Behaviour
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Habitat & where to find it

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Found singly, and secretive, in heavily vegetated channels, creeks, ditches, and inlets of rivers.

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    ALL STAGES
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCentrarchiformes
    5. familyElassomatidae
    6. genusElassoma
    7. speciesElassoma boehlkei Rohde & Arndt, 1987

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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