Everglades pygmy sunfish

Elassoma evergladei

Three Point Four Centimeters Elassomatid Fish from North American Waters

Black
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Elassoma evergladei, or the Everglades pygmy sunfish, is a species of fish from the genus Elassoma (the pygmy sunfishes) that is endemic to North America.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Elassomatidae
Genus: Elassoma
Maximum length: 3.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: USA from Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to Mobile Bay in Alabama; south in Florida to northern edge of Everglades.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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