Dwarf black perch
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Dwarf black perch ( Elassoma evergladei ) |
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The dwarf black bass ( Elassoma evergladei ) is a small freshwater fish from the genus of the dwarf black bass that lives in the southeastern United States of America .
features
The dwarf black bass grows to a maximum of 3.4 centimeters. It has an elongated body that is slightly compressed at the sides. Males are clay-colored to gray-green in color. At spawning time, including their fins, they are velvety black with numerous solitary, bluish, glittering scales. The fins of the females are mostly colorless.
Fin formula : D II-IV / 8-9; A III / 5-7; P 13; mLR 26-30
distribution
The distribution area of the dwarf blackfish stretches from the river system of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina to Mobile Bay in Alabama , south to Florida on the northern edge of the Everglades , after which it got its species name evergladei .
habitat
The dwarf blackfish is found in swamps and small, slow-flowing bodies of water, typically over mud.
nutrition
The dwarf black bass feeds on worms and small crustaceans .
Reproduction
The female lays 40–60 eggs in aquatic plants, preferably on horn leaf ( Ceratophyllum ) if present . The male guards the eggs.
Keeping in the aquarium
The dwarf black perch is a peaceful habitat-forming species for which a species aquarium with dense planting is suitable. A socialization with the dwarf carp is possible. For breeding, the animals should overwinter cold (around 10 ° C). They prefer live food ( white mosquito larvae , daphnia , Artemia , Tubifex ).
Web links
- Dwarf black bass on Fishbase.org (English)
- Elassoma evergladei in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2013. Posted by: NatureServe, 2011. Retrieved on December 6, 2015.
- Fish on the windowsill: Elassoma evergladei. March 18, 2013, Retrieved December 14, 2015 (with photos).
Individual evidence
- ^ Günther Sterba : Freshwater fish of the world . 2nd Edition. Urania-Verlag, Leipzig a. a. 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 , pp. 659 .
- ↑ Manfred Klinkhardt: Ellassoma evergladei Jordan, 1884. Black bass, dwarf perch. In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , p. 349.