Spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae)

Scientific name: Elassoma alabamae Mayden, 1993

The Spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae) is a freshwater fish of the family Elassomatidae. Native range: North America, endemic to Moss Spring and adjacent springs in the middle Tennessee River drainage in Alabama, U.S.A.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 1 -; 3; Dorsal soft rays: 8-13; Anal spines: 1 - 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 8. Transverse scale rows: 10-13. Distinguished from all other family members by having 3 or less dorsal spines, 6-7 broad dark bars along flanks, 16-18 peduncle scale rows.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Elassoma alabamae
Family
Elassomatidae (Pygmy sunfishes)
Order
Elassomatiformes (Pygmy sunfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: endemic to Moss Spring and adjacent springs in the middle Tennessee River drainage in Alabama, U.S.A.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=1; Fec=65)

Sources

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

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