Mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis)

Scientific name: Acantharchus pomotis Baird, 1855

Mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis)

The Mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis) is a freshwater fish of the family Centrarchidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 10–22°C (50–72°F).

Mud sunfish care at a glance

Temperature
10–22°C (50–72°F)

Biology

Usually occurs over mud and detritus in vegetated sloughs, lakes, and pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acantharchus pomotis
Family
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Common length
14.1
Environment
Freshwater;; pH range: 6.8 - 7.8; dH range: 10 - 25 demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: widely distributed in Atlantic Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont drainages from Hudson River in New York to St. Johns River in Florida, USA and in Gulf Coastal Plain drainages of northern Florida and southern Georgia, USA from Suwannee River to St. Marks River.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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