Inhabits vegetated lakes, ponds, quiet sand and mud-bottomed pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers.
Physical description for Blackbanded sunfish is currently being compiled.
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Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Temperate; 4°C - 22°C ; 41°N - 29°N North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from New Jersey to central Florida, west to Flint River in Georgia in the USA.
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