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Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Bluegill
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Centrarchidae, Genus Lepomis, Species Lepomis macrochirus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNA; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Dinosaur National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	9/20/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 8/13/2026 4:59:52 PM

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