Scientific Name
Lepomis auritus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
REDBREAST 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 auritus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Park Rank Tags
-
Park exotic
May competively exclude the longear sunfish.
Taxa Group Tags
- Fish
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
12
References
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Though the gender of the name LEPOMIS is feminine (see Bailey and Robins, 1988, Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 45(2):100), the 1991 AFS checklist (Robins et al. 1991) retained the masculine ending for AURITUS and other species, pending a vote by the ICZN on a petit STATUS: Non-Native, Breeder, Uncommon, Present in Park;; ; Work Notes: Impoundments/reservoirs; General Notes: Impoundments/reservoirs Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/66137d5c98494ee596aa85fd5eb82231;
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