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Scientific Name
Lepomis megalotis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820)
Park
Anacostia Park (ANAC)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
fish, SUNFISH, LONGEAR
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusLepomis
SpeciesLepomis megalotis
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 Potomac drainage records are considered introduced. Originally native to portions of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence and Mississippi basins and the Gulf slope.; 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
2
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
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