Elassoma okatie
Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish
NS
G2
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Elassomatidae (Pygmy Sunfishes)
Elassoma
Elassoma okatie (Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: Edisto and Savannah River drainages in South Carolina, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Inhabits heavily vegetated creeks, sloughs and roadside ditches. Oviparous, eggs are deposited in aquatic vegetation (Ref. 58020).
Max length: 3.4 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Eggs are attached with fine strings to underwater plants.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU), assessed 2011-11-29. Resilience: Low (Assuming fec < 100).
References
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl (1985) Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
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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