Acantharchus pomotis
Mud Sunfish
NS
G4
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Acantharchus
Acantharchus pomotis (Mud Sunfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
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.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Usually occurs over mud and detritus in vegetated sloughs, lakes, and pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers.
Max length: 21.0 cm TL; common length: 14.1 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-10-12. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
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