| Family: |
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) |
| Max. size: |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 6 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Tar River in North Carolina to Brazos River in Texas in the USA; Former Mississippi Embayment in the USA from western Kentucky and eastern Arkansas south to Gulf of Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits sand-bottomed and mud-bottomed, usually brushy, pools of creeks and small to medium rivers; and also swamps (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on midge larvae and microcrustaceans (Ref. 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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