- Longear sunfish
Taxobox
name = Longear Sunfish
status = secure
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Centrarchidae
genus = "Lepomis "
species = "L. megalotis"
binomial = "Lepomis megalotis"
binomial_authority = (Rafinesque,1820 )The longear sunfish ("Lepomis megalotis") is a
species offreshwater fish in the sunfish family (familyCentrarchidae ) of orderPerciformes . It is native to the an area of easternNorth America stretching from theGreat Lakes down to northeasternMexico .The longear sunfish reaches a maximum recorded length of about 24 cm (9.5 in), with a maximum recorded weight of 790 g (1.7 lb).
The species prefers densely vegetated, shallow waters in lakes, ponds, and sluggish streams. Its diet can include
insect s, aquaticinvertebrate s, and small fish.While "L. megalotis" is readily caught by anglers, the fish are typically too small to be useful as food, and most anglers release them.
Trade in the longear sunfish is restricted in
Germany because of the potential for environmental damage caused by introduced sunfish species.References
*
FishBase : [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Lepomis&speciesname=megalotis "Lepomis megalotis"]
*ITIS : [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=168153 "Lepomis megalotis"]
* Mullaney, Mary. " [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lepomis_megalotis.html Lepomis megalotis: Information] ". "Animal Diversity Web." Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2003.*
*cite book |last=Rice |first=F. Philip |title=America's Favorite Fishing-A Complete Guide to Angling for Panfish |year=1964 |publisher=Harper Row |location=New York
*cite book |last=Rice |first=F. Philip |title=Panfishing |year=1984 |publisher=Stackpole Books |location=New York |isbn=0-943822-25-4
*cite book |last=Malo |first=John |title=Fly-Fishing for Panfish |publisher=Dillon Press Inc. |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |year=1981 |isbn=0875182089
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