Scientific Name
Lepomis cyanellus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
green sunfish
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Acanthopterygii |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Suborder | Percoidei |
| Family | Centrarchidae |
| Genus | Lepomis |
| Species | Lepomis cyanellus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/4/2013.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Introduced to the Delaware River drainage.; Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/4/2013.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Persistent with comment: Data Source: Rich Evans, Ecologist, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 8/5/2013.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Rich Evans, Ecologist, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 8/5/2013.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Year-round resident.; Data Source: Rich Evans, Ecologist, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 8/5/2013.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
10/19/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcallahan@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/19/2021 10:10:10 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Final Draft Version). NATUREBIB-2198239., Accepted Detail: 7th edition (2013) of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico--accessed on-line 6/3/2013 from http://fisheries.org/docs/pub_fish_names.pdf; Dr. Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, The Pennsylvania State University, 6/13/2007.
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