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Aphredoderus ornatus

Muller and Simons, 2024

Blackstripe Pirate Perch

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1326957
Element CodeAFCLB01020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPercopsiformes
FamilyAphredoderidae
GenusAphredoderus
Concept Reference
Muller, T. A. and A. M. Simons. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the pirate perches, Aphredoderus, (Percopsiformes: Aphredoderidae) with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5415(1): 77-105.
Taxonomic Comments
Based on genetic and morphological data, Muller and Simons 2024 recognize five species in the Aphredoderus sayanus complex, including ornatus.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species inhabits vegetated, warm low to moderate-gradient creeks, streams, and rivers, as well as swamps, ponds, and backwaters, usually over mud or in woody debris or submerged root masses (Bugas et al. 2019, Rohde et al. 2009, Jenkins and Burkhead 1994).
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDFORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake South - ACroatan National Forest217
Catfish Lake South - BCroatan National Forest172
References (4)
  1. Bugas, P.E., Jr., C.D. Hilling, V. Kells, M.J. Pinder, D.A. Wheaton and D.J. Orth. 2019. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Virginia. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 195 pp.
  2. Jenkins, R. E., and N. M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. xxiii + 1079 pp.
  3. Muller, T. A. and A. M. Simons. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the pirate perches, <i>Aphredoderus</i>, (Percopsiformes: Aphredoderidae) with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5415(1): 77-105.
  4. Rohde, F. C., R. G. Arndt, J. W. Foltz and J. M. Quattro. 2009. Freshwater fishes of South Carolina. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC. 430 pp.