Everglades Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma evergladei)

Description:

The Everglades Pygmy Sunfish occurs in Gulf and Atlantic coast drainages from Alabama to North Carolina. As the common name implies, Everglades Pygmy Sunfish have a maximum size of just over one inch and have a lifespan of one year. They are found in vegetated habitats in sloughs and backwaters that are typical of the Everglades.

Literature:

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2015

Quattro, J. M., W.J. Jones, and F.C. Rohde, (2001). Evolutionarily significant units of rare pygmy sunfishes (Genus Elassoma). Copeia, 2001(2), 514-520.

2004

Parenti, L. R., and H. J. Grier (2004). Evolution and phylogeny of gonad morphology in bony fishes. Integrative and comparative biology, 44(5), 333-348.

2001

Quattro, J. M., W.J. Jones, J.M. Grady, and F.C. Rohde (2001). Gene–gene concordance and the phylogenetic relationships among rare and widespread pygmy sunfishes (genus Elassoma). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 18(2), 217-226.

1999

Jones, W. J., and J.M. Quattro (1999). Phylogenetic affinities of pygmy sunfishes (Elassoma) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Copeia, 470-474.

1995

Trexler, J. C. (1995). Restoration of the Kissimmee River: a conceptual model of past and present fish communities and its consequences for evaluating restoration success. Restoration Ecology, 3(3), 195-210.

1987

Rohde, F. C., and R. G. Arndt, (1987). Two new species of pygmy sunfishes (Elassomatidae, Elassoma) from the Carolinas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 65-85.

1981

Rubenstein, D. I. (1981). Individual variation and competition in the Everglades pygmy sunfish. The Journal of Animal Ecology, 337-350.

1977

Avise, J. C., and M.H. Smith (1977). Gene frequency comparisons between sunfish (Centrarchidae) populations at various stages of evolutionary divergence. Systematic Biology, 26(3), 319-335.

1974

Barnett, B. S., and R.W. Schneider (1974). Fish populations in dense submersed plant communities. Hyacinth Control Journal, 12, 12-14.

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