Elassoma alabamae (Spring Pygmy Sunfish)

Overview

Family : Pygmy sunfishes ;

Common Names in English:

Spring Pygmy Sunfish

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes ()
        Family: Elassomatidae ()
        Genus: Elassoma () - Jordan, 1877
        Specific name: alabamae - Mayden, 1993
        Scientific name: - Elassoma alabamae Mayden, 1993

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: October 26, 2000.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
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Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).