Carolina pygmy sunfish
Elassoma boehlkei
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The Carolina pygmy sunfish is endemic to the Waccamaw and Santee drainages in the Carolinas (United States). It lives in densely vegetated creeks and ditches. It reaches 3.3 centimetres, but most stay under 2.
- Scientific name
- Elassoma boehlkei
- Family
- Elassomatidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Elassomatidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- pH
- 5.5–7.2
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.3 cm
- Lifespan
- 1.5 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Detritivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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