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Elassoma okatie Rohde & Arndt, 1987 Bluebarred pygmy sunfish |
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photo by
Terceira, A.C. |
| Family: | Elassomatidae (Pygmy sunfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Edisto and Savannah River drainages in South Carolina, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits heavily vegetated creeks, sloughs and roadside ditches. Oviparous, eggs are deposited in aquatic vegetation (Ref. 58020). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 29 November 2011 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||