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Pygmy Sunfish

Banded - The largest and most widespread pygmy sunfish in Alabama.

Everglades - The Everglades pygmy sunfish is distinquished from other Elassoma species because it has embedded scales on the top of its head.

Spring - Once thought to be extinct, the spring pygmy sunfish only lives in the Highland Rim region of north Alabama.

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