Classification / Names
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Percidae (Perches) > Luciopercinae
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 10999). Temperate; ? - 30°C (Ref. 12741), preferred ?; 55°N - 32°N
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada, and south to northern Alabama and Louisiana in the USA. Introduced into Atlantic, Gulf and southern Mississippi River drainages.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 32.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 35.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. published weight: 4.0 kg (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 18 years (Ref. 72496)
Inhabit sand and gravel runs, sandy and muddy pools and backwaters, of small to large rivers; less often in lakes and impoundments (Ref. 10294, 11003). Larvae feed on cladocera, copepods, and midge larvae, while juveniles consume fishes (Ref. 10294). Spawn between March and June (Ref. 10999) in pairs or small aggregations (Ref. 11003).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes
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