Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 13; Anal spines: 1 - 3; Anal soft rays: 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).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Elassomatidae

Genus: Elassoma

Species: Elassoma alabamae Mayden, 1993

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

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).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless