Family Elassomatidae - Pygmy sunfishes
  Order
:
Elassomatidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 1 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : No | Marine : No
  Division
:
Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary     Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Native range: North America. No lateral line on body. Anal fin with 3 spines and 4-8 soft rays; dorsal fin with 3-5 spines and 8-13 soft rays.
  Etymology
:
Greek, elasson = smaller + Greek, soma = body ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
mixed
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Centrarchiformes | Centrarchoidei | | Elassomatidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Elassomatidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Elassoma zonatum Jordan, 1877
acceptedseniororiginal
! Elassoma zonata Jordan, 1877
synonymseniororiginal
Elassoma evergladei Jordan, 1884
acceptedseniororiginal
! Elassoma evergladii Jordan, 1884
synonymseniororiginal
Elassoma okefenokee Böhlke, 1956
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Elassoma boehlkei Rohde & Arndt, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Elassoma okatie Rohde & Arndt, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Elassoma alabamae Mayden, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Elassoma gilberti Snelson, Krabbenhoft & Quattro, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
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