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Pygmy Sunfishes
Elassoma
Elassoma is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of family Elassomatidae and suborder Elassomatoidei of order Perciformes. The type species is E. zonatum, the banded pygmy sunfish. The Elassomatidae are known collectively as pygmy sunfishes, but are not true sunfishes, which are members of family Centrarchidae. Some researchers believe they are related to sticklebacks and pipefishes (order Syngnathiformes) rather than Perciformes.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Banded Pygmy Sunfish
speciesElassoma zonatum
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish
speciesElassoma evergladei
Okefenokee Pygmy Sunfish
speciesElassoma okefenokee
Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish
speciesElassoma gilberti
Carolina Pygmy Sunfish
speciesElassoma boehlkei
Spring Pygmy Sunfish
speciesElassoma alabamae
Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish
speciesElassoma okatie
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88119.