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Pygmy sunfish (Elassoma sp.) | ||||||||||||
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E. alabamae E. boehlkei - Carolina pygmy sunfish E. evergladei - Everglades pygmy sunfish E. okatie - bluebarred pygmy sunfish E. okefenokee - Okefenokee pygmy sunfish E. zonatum - banded pygmy sunfish |
Elassoma Jordan , 1849, is a
genus of freshwater fish, the only member of family Elassomatidae and suborder Elassomatoidei of order Perciformes. The type species is E. zonata, the banded pygmy sunfish . The Elassomatidae are known collectively as pygmy sunfishes, but are not true sunfishes, which are members of family Centrarchidae.The pygmy sunfishes only grow to a maximum overall length of 3–4 cm (roughly 1.25–1.5 inAn inch is an Imperial unit of length. Sweden also briefly had a "decimal inch" based on the metric system: see below for more. According to some sources, the inch was originally defined informally as the distance between the tip of the thumb and the firs). They occur mostly in temperateIn geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The north temperate zone extends from the Tropic of Cancer at about 23. 5 degrees north latitude to the Arctic Circle at about 66. 5 degrees north latitude. and subtropicalSubtropical (or semitropical areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. 5-40° N and 23. 5-40° S latitude. These areas typically have hot tropical summers, but non-tropical winters. In certain areas of the world the swamps, marshes, and other shallow, slow-moving, and heavily-vegetated waters, across an area of the American South stretching from the CarolinasThe Carolinas is a collective term used in the United States to refer to the states of North and South Carolina together. The Carolinas were once one (during America's colonial period) as the Province of Carolina. to AlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southern United States; the population of Alabama is 4,447,100 as of 2000. The USS Alabama and CSS Alabama were named in honor of this state. History Main article: History of Alabama Among Native American people once livi and down into southern FloridaFlorida is a southern state in the United States. It is known as the Sunshine State. Florida" is a Spanish adjective which means "flowery". It was discovered by Spanish explorers during the Easter season, which is called Pascua Florida in Spanish. Postal. One species, the bluebarred pygmy sunfish (E. okatie) is considered Vulnerable.
Unlike many of the true sunfishes, the pygmy sunfishes are not popular gamefish because of their size. They are, however, often kept as aquariumAn aquarium is a clear-sided container (typically constructed of glass or high-strength plastic) in which water-dwelling plants and animals (usually fish) are kept in captivity. The term is also used of a public establishment that maintains a number of aq fish by hobbyists, especially in Europe.
The generic name Elassoma derives from the Greek ελάσσων (smaller) and σώμα (body), in reference to the fishes' diminuitive size compared to the true sunfishes.
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