| Family: |
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) |
| Max. size: |
29.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 560.0 g; max. reported age: 6 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15 |
| Distribution: |
North America: occurs only in the USA from Potomac River drainage in Maryland to central Florida and west to Trinity River in Texas; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois and southern Indiana. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occur in swamps, vegetated lakes, ponds, sloughs and backwaters and pools of creeks and small rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 5723, 10294). Invertivore: feed mainly on Hemiptera and Corixidae (Ref. 79012). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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