Biology:Carolina pygmy sunfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Carolina pygmy sunfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Centrarchidae |
| Genus: | Elassoma |
| Species: | E. boehlkei
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| Binomial name | |
| Elassoma boehlkei Rohde & R. G. Arndt, 1987
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The Carolina pygmy sunfish, Elassoma boehlkei, is a species of pygmy sunfish endemic to the United States , where it is only known from the Waccamaw and Santee River drainages in the Carolinas. This species prefers waters with dense vegetation. It can reach 3.3 cm (1.3 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 2 cm (0.79 in). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Elassoma boehlkei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T7128A15362084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T7128A15362084.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7128/15362084. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Elassoma boehlkei" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q837344 entry
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