Elassoma boehlkei Rohde & Arndt, 1987
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Carolina pygmy sunfish, Elassoma boehlkei, is a species of pygmy sunfish endemic to the United States, where it is only known from the Waccamaw and Santee River drainages in the Carolinas. This species prefers waters with dense vegetation. It can reach 3.3 cm (1.3 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 2 cm (0.79 in). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Carolina pygmy sunfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:51.521358+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Elassoma boehlkei Rohde & Arndt, 1987
- Name authority
- Rohde & Arndt, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Elassomatidae
- Genus
- Elassoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyElassomatidae Jordan, 1877
- genusElassoma Jordan, 1877
- speciesElassoma boehlkei Rohde & Arndt, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elassoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elassoma gilberti Snelson, Krabbenhoft & Quattro, 2009 | ElassomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elassoma alabamae Mayden, 1993 | ElassomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elassoma okatie Rohde & Arndt, 1987 | ElassomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elassoma zonatum Jordan, 1877 | ElassomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rohde, F. C., & Arndt, R. G. (1987). Two new species of pygmy sunfishes (Elassomatidae, Elassoma) from the Carolinas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 139: 65–85. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39579. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.