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Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepède, 1801) Flier |
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photo by
Thomas, C. |
| Family: | Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 29.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 560.0 g; max. reported age: 6 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15 | |||
| Distribution: | North America: occurs only in the USA from Potomac River drainage in Maryland to central Florida and west to Trinity River in Texas; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois and southern Indiana. | |||
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| Biology: | Occur in swamps, vegetated lakes, ponds, sloughs and backwaters and pools of creeks and small rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 5723, 10294). Invertivore: feed mainly on Hemiptera and Corixidae (Ref. 79012). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 November 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||