Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Elassomatidae Pygmy sunfishes

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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North America

Elassoma alabamae
[Spring pygmy sunfish]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Elassoma boehlkei
[Carolina pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Page, L.M.

Elassoma evergladei
[Everglades pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Wieser, E.

Elassoma gilberti
[Pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Elassoma okatie
[Bluebarred pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Bornstein, A.

Elassoma okefenokee
[Okefenokee pygmy sunfish]

Photo by Page, L.M.

Elassoma zonatum
[Banded pygmy sunfish]

7 Species of Family Elassomatidae
(Pygmy sunfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1993	Elassoma alabamae	Spring pygmy sunfish	North America
1987	Elassoma boehlkei	Carolina pygmy sunfish	North America	3.3 TL
1884	Elassoma evergladei	Everglades pygmy sunfish	North America	3.4 TL
2009	Elassoma gilberti	Pygmy sunfish	North America	2.5 SL
1987	Elassoma okatie	Bluebarred pygmy sunfish	North America	3.4 TL
1956	Elassoma okefenokee	Okefenokee pygmy sunfish	North America	3.4 TL
1877	Elassoma zonatum	Banded pygmy sunfish	North America	4.7 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Elassomatidae Pygmy sunfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Elassomatidae Pygmy sunfishes

(See list of species below)