Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Elassomatidae Pygmy sunfishes

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Elassoma alabamae
[Spring pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Elassoma boehlkei
[Carolina pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Page, L.M.

Elassoma evergladei
[Everglades pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Wieser, E.

Elassoma gilberti
[Pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Elassoma okatie
[Bluebarred pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Bornstein, A.

Elassoma okefenokee
[Okefenokee pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Photo by Page, L.M.

Elassoma zonatum
[Banded pygmy sunfish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Elassoma alabamae	Spring pygmy sunfish	North America		1993
Elassoma boehlkei	Carolina pygmy sunfish	North America	3.3 TL	1987
Elassoma evergladei	Everglades pygmy sunfish	North America	3.4 TL	1884
Elassoma gilberti	Pygmy sunfish	North America	2.5 SL	2009
Elassoma okatie	Bluebarred pygmy sunfish	North America	3.4 TL	1987
Elassoma okefenokee	Okefenokee pygmy sunfish	North America	3.4 TL	1956
Elassoma zonatum	Banded pygmy sunfish	North America	4.7 TL	1877

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Elassomatidae Pygmy sunfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Elassomatidae Pygmy sunfishes

(See list of species below)