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Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819

Bluegill
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Philippines country information

Common names: Sunfish
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 1739.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: ASAP, Aquarium Science Association of the Philippines, 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Crapet arlequin, Mojarra oreja azul, Bluegill sunfish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Lepomis: Greek, lepis = scaled + Greek, poma = gill cover, operculum (Ref. 45335, 79012);  macrochirus: macrochirus meaning large hand, probably referring to the body shape (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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