NPSpecies

The data source confirming park status is over 10 years old. The park status value was chosen due to the lack of current evidence for the occurrence of this species in the park.; Data Source: Britt, 1993

Introduced along the Atlantic Slope and elsewhere from the Mississippi Drainage; Data Source: Britt, 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.

Data Source: Britt, 1993

Park Species Detail: Britt, 1993: Lepomis cyanellus, green sunfish (resident, introduced)./ The green sunfish is widely distributed throughout eastern and central North America. Distribution is sporadic in southwestern North America and almost nonexistent in northwestern North America. Adults have a total length of approximately 150-250 mm. Their diet consists mainly of insects, small fish, and crayfish. Green sunfish tend to be found in creeks and streams and are able to survive dry seasons by living in residual pools of streams with temporary flows. Nest-building requires gravelly or rock bottoms, but nests have been found to extend onto twigs and water-saturated leaves. They are tolerant of extreme conditions of flow, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Green sunfish are quite hardy and are one of the most tolerant species of the Centrarchidae Family. Green sunfish were collected from Rock Creek during the present study., Park Species Data Source: Britt et al 1993