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HABITAT 
SPECIES PREFERENCE 
ORDER SILURIFORMES 
Family Ictaluridae 
/c/^z/wn/5 Yellow bullhead EPS 
Ictalurus nebulosus, Brown bullhead L P 
Ictalurus punctatus, Channd catfish L S 
N o tu ms gyrinus, Tadpole madtom EPS 
Noturus leptacanthus, Speckled madtom S 
ORDER PERCOPSIFORMES 
Family Aphredoderidae 
Aphredodems sayanus,V\xatc perch EPS 
ORDER ATHERINIFORMES 
Family Cyprinodontidae 
Fundulus chrysotus, Golden topminnow EPS 
Fundulus cingulatus, landed topminnov^ EPS 
Fundulus line olatus, fined topminno^N EPS 
Leptolucania ommata,T)/gmy kWhfish EPS 
Family Poeciliidae 
Gambusia affinis, Mosquitofish EPS 
Heterandria formosa, Eeast killifish EPS 
Family Atherinidae 
Labidesthes sicculus, Brook silverside EPS 
ORDER PERCIFORMES 
Family Elassomidae 
Elassoma evergladei, Everglades pygmy sunfish EPS 
Elassoma okefenokee, Oke^enokee pygmy sixnfish EPS 
Family Centrarchidae 
A cantharcus pomotis, Mndsixnfish EPS 
Centrarchus macroptems, Flier EPS 
Enneacanthus chaetodon, ^lackhanded sixnfish E P 
Enneacanthus gloriosus,^hxespottedsi\nfish EPS 
Enneacanthus obesus, Banded sunfish EPS 
Lepomis gulosus, Warmouth EPS 
Lepomis macrochims, Bluegill EPS 
Lepomis marginatus, DoWav sunfish EPS 
Lepomis punctatus, Spotted sunfish EPS 
Microptems salmoides, Largemouth bass EPS 
Pomoxis nig romaculatus, Black cvapp'ie E S 
Family Percidae 
Etheostoma fusiforme, Swamp darter EPS 
Percina nigrofasciata, Blackbanded darter S 
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTIEES 
Historical Foundations 
Serious investigations of the herpetofauna of Okefenokee Swamp 
began in 1912 with the first in a series of surveys conducted by Cornell 
University. Prior to this only anecdotal accounts of the reptiles and 
