mud sunfish

Acantharchus pomotis

Carnivore of muddy swamps ponds and sluggish streams

Tropical
Coastal
Lower river
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
West Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

mud sunfish is a solitary freshwater carnivore of muddy swamps, ponds, and sluggish streams. Dark, turbid water conceals it while it hunts small animals.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Acantharchus
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: widely distributed in Atlantic Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont drainages from Hudson River in New York to St. Johns River in Florida, USA and in Gulf Coastal Plain drainages of northern Florida and southern Georgia, USA from Suwannee River to St. Marks River.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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