Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus) fish species and information / pictures of Pirate perch - Aphredoderus sayanus

Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Aphredoderus sayanus

Common Name
Pirate perch

Biology
Adults usually occur over mud in swamps, vegetated sloughs, ponds, lakes, backwaters, and quiet pools of creeks and small to large rivers. Nocturnal feeders. Feed on aquatic insects, small crustaceans, and occasional small fish including their own young. Eggs in nests are guarded by both parents.

Classification

Classified By

Gilliams, 1824

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Trout-perches, Pirate perches and Cavefish (Percopsiformes)

Family

Pirate perches (Aphredoderidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: Eastern and central United States. Two subspecies were recognized by Boltz & Stauffer 1993 : Aphredoderus sayanus sayanus in Atlantic Coast drainages from New York to Georgia; and A. sayanus gibbosus in the Mississippi River, Great Lakes, and western Gulf Coast drainages, with intergrades in Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast drainages between Mississippi and Georgia.

Range

46°N - 28°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

5 °C

Water Temperature To

26 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3.14 s.e. 0.39 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.0 cm

Common Length

10.4 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (21 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4; K=0.6)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated