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Elassoma okefenokee Böhlke, 1956

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Elassomatidae

Genus: Elassoma

Species: Elassoma okefenokee Böhlke, 1956

Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • North America: Lower Altamaha River drainage, Georgia south to central part of peninsular Florida, and west to Choctawhatchee River drainage, Florida, USA.

    • Biology

    Occurs in swamps, heavily vegetated sloughs and small sluggish streams, usually over mud. Oviparous, eggs are deposited in aquatic vegetation, preferably on strands of Ceratophyllum sp. when available (Ref. 58020).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless