Summary ⁶

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.

Biology ⁷

Usually occurs over mud and detritus in vegetated sloughs, lakes, and pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Hunter Desportes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Mud_sunfish_in_aquarium.jpg
2. (c) Fishes of Georgia Photo Gallery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgiafishes/26816807105/
3. Drawing by Duane Raver, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Acantharchus_pomotis.jpg/460px-Acantharchus_pomotis.jpg
4. anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/usfws/mudsunfish/medium.jpg
5. (c) Todd, H. L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=fishes&irn=5005193
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantharchus_pomotis
7. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/21003101

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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