Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) |
9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
demersal; freshwater |
North America: USA. |
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Occur in swamps and mud-bottomed and heavily vegetated ponds, lakes and sloughs (Ref. 5723, 10294). Young feed primarily on small crustaceans (ostracods, amphipods, etc.), midge larvae, and small dragonfly nymphs; adults' diet is similar but also contain snails, aquatic hemipterans and terrestrial insects (Ref. 10294). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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