Enneacanthus obesus (Girard, 1854)
Banded sunfish
Enneacanthus obesus
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Max. size:  9.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7 - 7.5; dH range: 8 - 12
Distribution:  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.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits heavily vegetated lakes, ponds, sluggish sand or mud-bottomed pools and backwaters of creeks and small to large rivers.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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