Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepède, 1801)

Flier

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Centrarchidae
Synonyms	Labrus macropterus, ... more
Common names	Pfauenaugenbarsch, Kirjoaurinkoahven, Letun, ... more

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Main reference

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 29.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. published weight: 560 g (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 72462)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15

Climate / Range

Temperate; 12°C - 22°C (Ref. 1672); 42°N - 29°N

North America: occurs only in the USA from Potomac River drainage in Maryland to central Florida and west to Trinity River in Texas; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois and southern Indiana.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Occur in swamps, vegetated lakes, ponds, sloughs and backwaters and pools of creeks and small rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 5723, 10294). Invertivore: feed mainly on Hemiptera and Corixidae (Ref. 79012).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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