Elassoma zonatum
Unique Characters: Usually 9 wide, dark bars on the sides. Postocular stripe present and 1-3 shoulder blotches (often faint in life).
Similar Species
Carolina Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma boehlkei
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma evergladei
Carolina Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma boehlkei. Usually 12 or 13 narrow dark bars on the sides. No postocular stripe or shoulder blotches. Scales absent on top of head.
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma evergladei. No bars on sides except there may be some faint ones in the caudal peduncle region. Scales present on top of head.
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