Family: |
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) |
Max. size: |
43.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 220.0 g; max. reported age: 7 years |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
Distribution: |
North America: Savannah River in South Carolina to Nueces River in Texas, north in Mississippi River basin to southern Indiana and Illinois in the USA. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Inhabits ponds, swamps, lakes; and vegetated pools, usually with mud or sand bottoms, of small to medium rivers. Also occurs in warm, clear and quiet waters rich in vegetation and snags. Has a preference for mollusks as food thus has potential for the control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis (Ref. 1739, 10294). Oviparous (Ref. 205). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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