Bluebarred pygmy sunfish

The bluebarred pygmy sunfish, Elassoma okatie, is a species of pygmy sunfish endemic to South Carolina, United States, where it prefers waters with dense vegetation growth in the Edisto and Savannah River drainages. This species can reach 3.4 cm (1.3 in) in total length.[2]

Bluebarred pygmy sunfish
Male (left) and female (right, obscured) Elassoma okatie in aquarium.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Elassoma
Species:
E. okatie
Binomial name
Elassoma okatie
Rohde & R. G. Arndt, 1987

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Elassoma okatie". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T7129A15362359. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T7129A15362359.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Elassoma okatie" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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