Mud sunfish
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| Acantharchus pomotis (Baird, 1855) |
The mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis) is a sunfish (family Centrarchidae) widely distributed in the fresh waters along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from New York to Florida.
The mud sunfish prefers sluggish, weedy waters of 10–22 °C (50–72 °F), over muddy, detritus-strewn bottoms, and occurs in small lakes as well as riverine backwaters. The maximum recorded size of this species is 21 cm (8 in).
A. pomotis is currently the only species of genus Acantharchus Gill, 1864, but Baird had originally assigned it to Centrarchus. The generic name, Acantharchus, derives from the Greek άκανθα (thorn) and άρχος (ruler, in this sense "anus"). A. pomotis is sometimes also known as the mud bass.
[edit] References
- "Acantharchus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
- "Acantharchus pomotis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
- Acantharchus pomotis (TSN 168095). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 5 December 2004.
