Geographic Distribution
Aphredoderus sayanus is one of the few species of fish in North America that is endemic to this region. They are a freshwater species that prefer temperate climates with a temperature ranging from 5°C – 26̊C. They are found most commonly in central and eastern North America. The pirate perch occurs in rivers of the Atlantic and Gulf slopes, the Mississippi Valley, and scattered parts of the eastern Great Lakes Basin. Pirate perch had once occurred in Pennsylvania but has since been extirpated due to the effects of urbanization, according to the Nature Conservancy. The geographic range of the pirate perch is very limited in the United States, and the creation of dams and the increasing effects of urbanization are restricting the overall habitat size for the pirate perch which could eventually lead to this species becoming extirpated in some areas of the United States.
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