Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Subtropical
North America: endemic to Moss Spring and (historically) adjacent springs in the middle Tennessee River drainage in Alabama, U.S.A.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 1 - 3; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 8 - 13; Εδρικές άκανθες: 1 - 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 5 - 8. Transverse scale rows: 10-13. Distinguished from all other family members by having 3 or less dorsal spines (versus 7 or more), 6-7 broad dark bars along flanks (versus 7 or more), 16-18 peduncle scale rows (versus 18-24).
Found on sand, clay, mud and/or limestone substrate commonly associated with rooted, submerged vegetation (Ref. 58011). Oviparous, eggs are deposited in aquatic vegetation, preferably on strands of Ceratophyllum sp. when available (Ref. 58020).
Eggs are deposited in aquatic vegetation, preferably on strands of Ceratophyllum sp. when available (Ref. 58020).
Gilbert, C.R., 2004. Family Elassomatidae Jordan 1877. Pygmy sunfishes. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes (33):5. (Ref. 51664)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (tmax=1; Fec=65).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).