Enneacanthus chaetodon
Blackbanded Sunfish
NS
G3
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Enneacanthus
Enneacanthus chaetodon (Blackbanded Sunfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from New Jersey to central Florida, west to Flint River in Georgia in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Inhabits vegetated lakes, ponds, quiet sand and mud-bottomed pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers.
Max length: 10.0 cm TL; common length: 4.8 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; guarders (nesters).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT), assessed 2011-11-29. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Carlander, K.D. (1977) Handbook of freshwater fishery biology, volume 2. The Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.
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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