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Scientific Name
Lepomis cyanellus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819
Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusLepomis
SpeciesLepomis cyanellus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Showed up on the North Fork Kaweah River around 1985, and continues to be restricted to this river.; Data Source: SEKI Wildlife Observations Database (SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb)
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to the eastern U.S.; Data Source: Storer, T. I. and R. L. Unsinger, Sierra Nevada Natural History. University of California Press, Berkeley. 374 pp. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: These pugnacious introduced fish probably harass baby western pond turtles and other native wildlife.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Locally abundant; Data Source: Harold Werner, personal observations
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    should be removed if a way can be found without permanently impacting sympatric native species.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: H. Werner, personal observations
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Harold Werner
Created Date
5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Rose Cook
Last Modified Date
7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb
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