Scientific Name
Lepomis macrochirus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819
Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
bluegill
Park Synonyms
Helioperca macrochira
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 macrochirus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/17/2013.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to the Ohio drainage.; Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/17/2013.
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: Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
8/7/2013 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Helioperca macrochira (TSN# -501198) to view additional species evidence., 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 6/17/2013 from http://fisheries.org/docs/pub_fish_names.pdf; Dr. Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, The Pennsylvania State University, 6/19/2007.
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