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Enneacanthus obesus (Girard, 1854)

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Centrarchidae

Genus: Enneacanthus

Species: Enneacanthus obesus (Girard, 1854)

Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • North America: occurs only in the USA in Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from southern New Hampshire to Perdido River in Florida, and south to central Florida.

    • Biology

    Inhabits heavily vegetated lakes, ponds, sluggish sand or mud-bottomed pools and backwaters of creeks and small to large rivers.

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless