Elassoma okefenokee Böhlke, 1956
Okefenokee pygmy sunfish
Elassoma okefenokee
photo by Bornstein, A.

 Family:  Elassomatidae (Pygmy sunfishes)
 Max. size:  3.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; pH range: 6; dH range: 5
 Distribution:  North America: Lower Altamaha River drainage, Georgia south to central part of peninsular Florida, and west to Choctawhatchee River drainage, Florida, USA.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Occurs in swamps, heavily vegetated sloughs and small sluggish streams, usually over mud. Oviparous, eggs are deposited in aquatic vegetation, preferably on strands of Ceratophyllum sp. when available (Ref. 58020).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 28.03.07
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 31.05.94

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