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💧 Freshwater Vulnerable 🌡️ Temperate

Bluebarred pygmy sunfish

Elassoma okatie Rohde & Arndt, 1987
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Max Length
3.4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Inhabits heavily vegetated creeks, sloughs and roadside ditches. Oviparous, eggs are deposited in aquatic vegetation .

Scientific Name
Elassoma okatie
Authority
Rohde & Arndt, 1987
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
3.4 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Bluebarred pygmy sunfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bluebarred pygmy sunfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

Eggs are attached with fine strings to underwater plants.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 33°N - 32°N North America: Edisto and Savannah River drainages in South Carolina, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01122 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
3.4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Rohde & Arndt, 1987

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