Small Adult Size
The reference maximum is 3.4 centimeters total length, with a common size around 2.3 centimeters. A small individual can therefore be an adult. Dense plants and a tiny body make this fish easy to miss during casual observation.
Distribution and Habitat
The range includes southeastern coastal drainages from the Cape Fear region toward Mobile Bay and southern Florida. Mud-bottomed, slow-water habitats with vegetation are characteristic. The common name should not be used to restrict all records to the Everglades.
Food and Nesting
Small worms and crustaceans are reported foods. Eggs are deposited among aquatic plants, including hornwort, and males guard them. Vegetation provides both everyday cover and a reproductive setting, so its structure matters as well as its presence.
Look Beyond the Name
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish occurs across a wider southeastern region. Keep the drainage with the identification rather than relying on the geographic common name.
All Lakes With Everglades Pygmy Sunfish
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Everglades Pygmy Sunfish records in our database, listed alphabetically.
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- Andrews Lake Kent, DE
- Becks Pond New Castle, DE
- Blairs Pond Sussex, DE
- Chipman Pond Sussex, DE
- Coursey Pond Kent, DE
- Derby Pond Kent, DE
- Griffith Lake Kent, DE
- Haven Lake Sussex, DE
- Hearns Pond Sussex, DE
- Horseys Pond Sussex, DE
- Ingram Pond Sussex, DE
- Lake Greenwood Laurens, SC
- Lums Pond New Castle, DE
- McColley Pond Kent, DE
- McGinnis Pond Kent, DE
- Millsboro Pond Sussex, DE
- Moores Lake Kent, DE
- Records Pond Sussex, DE
- Stevens Creek Reservoir Columbia, GA
- Trap Pond Sussex, DE
- Wagamons Pond Sussex, DE
- Waples Pond Sussex, DE