Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus)

Scientific name: Aphredoderus sayanus Gilliams, 1824

Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus)

The Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus) is a freshwater fish of the family Aphredoderidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 5–26°C (41–79°F).

Pirate perch care at a glance

Temperature
5–26°C (41–79°F)

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aphredoderus sayanus
Family
Aphredoderidae (Pirate perches)
Order
Percopsiformes (Trout-perches, Pirate perches and Cavefish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Common length
10.4
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4; K=0.6)

Sources

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

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