Mud sunfish

Acantharchus pomotis

Not Evaluated Freshwater

الطول الأقصى

21,0 cm

اللون

Olive-brown to dark brownish body …

الفصيلة

Centrarchidae

نبذة

A small, secretive freshwater sunfish (8-12cm) from blackwater swamps, bogs, and heavily vegetated ponds of the eastern United States. Dark olive-brown with mottled pattern. Feeds on insects and small invertebrates.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	21,0 cm

Coloration

Olive-brown to dark brownish body with 4–6 dark horizontal stripes on the flanks; belly pale yellowish-white; a robust dark-colored sunfish with an elongated body; dark opercular spot; fins dusky dark olive.

Habitat & Distribution

Blackwater swamps, heavily vegetated ponds, and sluggish streams of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, eastern USA (New Jersey to Florida). Soft, humic, acidic water under dense vegetation cover.

نوع الماء

Freshwater

النطاق الجغرافي

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الصلاحية للأكل والطهي

الطعم

A small North American sunfish from tannin-stained coastal plain streams; not commonly consumed. Rarely targeted by anglers; edible but too small and bony for practical table use.

Taxonomy

الرتبة	Centrarchiformes (Sunfishes)
الفصيلة	Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
الأنواع	Acantharchus pomotis

الأسئلة الشائعة

Can you eat Mud sunfish?

A small North American sunfish from tannin-stained coastal plain streams; not commonly consumed. Rarely targeted by anglers; edible but too small and bony for practical table use.

How big does Mud sunfish get?

Mud sunfish can grow up to 21.0 cm long.

Where is Mud sunfish found?

Eastern United States from Long Island and the Hudson River lowlands south along the Atlantic Coastal Plain to northern Florida, and inland to the Susquehanna and Delaware river drainages. Inhabits densely vegetated swamps and bog streams. Blackwater swamps, heavily vegetated ponds, and sluggish streams of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, eastern USA (New Jersey to Florida). Soft, humic, acidic water under dense vegetation cover.

What family does Mud sunfish belong to?

Mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis) belongs to the family Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) in the order Centrarchiformes (Sunfishes).