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Lepomis auritus in Dominican Republic
Redbreast sunfish

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Lepomis auritus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)			picture (Leaur_u0.jpg) by Scarola, J.F.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Redbreast sunfish
Max. size:	30.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 790 g (Ref. 4699)
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 7 - 7.5; dH range: 15
Climate:	temperate; 4 - 22°C; 47°N - 28°N
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=1000)
Distribution:	North America: Eastern Rivers of USA and Canada. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Biology:	Rocky and sandy pools of creeks and small to medium rivers; rocky and vegetated lake margins (Ref. 5723). Adults feed on terrestrial insects and both immature and adult aquatic insects, particularly larger varieties such as mayflies and dragonflies. Juveniles consume benthic organisms such as dipteran larvae (Ref. 10294)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	potential pest
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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Dominican Republic country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Reportedly used for aquaculture (Ref. 26042).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/dr.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	ww.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Chakalall, B. (comp.), 1993
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	Note: No data are available if label is black .
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Internet sources:	Alien/Invasive species database | BiOSC Point Data | CISTI | Google | GOBASE | GenBank ( genome, nucleotide ) | National databases | PubMed | Scirus | Tree of Life | Zoological Record FishWatcher |
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	Modified:  Froese, Rainer	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07