Carolina Pygmy Sunfish| Elassoma boehlkei

Status: IUCN: Vulnerable; USFWS: Not Listed

Threats: Agricultural practices, climate change, deforestation, endemism, and pollution (What do these terms mean?)

Native Range: Waccamaw and Santee River drainages, NC and SC

Spawning Habitat Preferences: Spring to summer spawners in swamps, ditches and small streams with low flow eggs are laid in dense vegetation and woody debris

CFI Status: Propagated at CFI from 2001-2006 to develop propagation protocols. (What do these terms mean?)