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Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883

Bantam sunfish
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> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Lepomis: Greek, lepis = scaled + Greek, poma = gill cover, operculum (Ref. 45335, 79012);  symmetricus: symmetricus meaning symmetrical (Ref. 10294).

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

; süßwasser demersal. Subtropical; 40°N - 29°N

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North America: USA.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 12193); max. veröff. Alter: 3.00 Jahre (Ref. 12193)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Occur in swamps and mud-bottomed and heavily vegetated ponds, lakes and sloughs (Ref. 5723, 10294). Young feed primarily on small crustaceans (ostracods, amphipods, etc.), midge larvae, and small dragonfly nymphs; adults' diet is similar but also contain snails, aquatic hemipterans and terrestrial insects (Ref. 10294).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

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