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Scientific Name
Lepomis macrochirus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819
Park
Anacostia Park (ANAC)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Fish, BLUEGILL
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusLepomis
SpeciesLepomis macrochirus
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
The observations supporting this record are greater than ten years old which is why the Park Status is "Probably Present". More recent data is needed to confirm that the species still exists in the park.; Data Source: See observations
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
All Atlantic Slope records north of the Carolinas are considered introduced; Data Source: Jenkins & Burkhead, 1993 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: By definition, this species was not introduced as part of the park's mission. Rather, they occur there naturally having been introduced elswhere in the drainage at some point in the past.
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
8/9/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
9/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted electronic data from NACE and associated Administrative Units file 'Nace3.xls', that was sent to Fort Collins I&M Office for conversion.
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