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Bluebarred pygmy sunfish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Elassoma

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Elassomatidae

Scientific name
  
Elassoma okatie

Higher classification
  
Pygmy sunfish

Order
  
Perciformes

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Similar
  
Pygmy sunfish, Carolina pygmy sunfish, Banded pygmy sunfish, Elassoma okefenokee, Elassoma evergladei

The bluebarred pygmy sunfish, Elassoma okatie, is a species of pygmy sunfish endemic to South Carolina, United States, where it prefers waters with dense vegetation growth in the Edisto and Savannah River drainages. This species can reach 3.4 cm (1.3 in) in total length.

References

Bluebarred pygmy sunfish Wikipedia