Mud sunfish
📖 Overview
Usually occurs over mud and detritus in vegetated sloughs, lakes, and pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Mud sunfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mud sunfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mud sunfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mud sunfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.8 - 7.8; dH range: 10 - 25. Subtropical; 10°C - 22°C ; 41°N - 29°N North America: widely distributed in Atlantic Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont drainages from Hudson River in New York to St.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Mud Sunfish |
| 🌍CES | slunečnice bahenní |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Muddersolfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Ohrenbarsch · Schlamm-Sonnenbarsch |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Muta-ahven |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Perca-sol-da-lama |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Илистый солнечник |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Slamabborre |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 刺臀魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acantharchus pomotis mizelli | Fowler | 1945 | Synonym |
| Acanthardus pomotis | Baird | 1855 | Synonym |
| Centrarchus pomotis | Baird | 1855 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 33 records indexed .
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