Elassoma evergladei

(Jordan, 1884)

Vernacular names
English : Everglades pygmy sunfish
French : Perche-soleil pygmée des Everglades

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Centrarchiformes
Family : Elassomatidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a total length of 3.4 cm. Round head with big eyes. Coloration mottled grey-brown with more or less shiny blue to violet areas on flanks and fins. Black spot on dorsal fin.

Range and habitat
The species is found in south-Eastern USA, from North Carolina to Alabama, south to Everglades park in Florida. Lives in swamps and very slow moving rivers with muddy bottom.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species isn’t currently declining. The many populations recorded are either stable or thriving.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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