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Lepomis microlophus in US Virgin Islands
Redear sunfish

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Lepomis microlophus   (Günther, 1859)
Family:	Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)			picture (Lemic_u3.jpg) by The Native Fish Conservancy
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Redear sunfish
Max. size:	43.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 220 g (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 7 years
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	subtropical; 40°N - 26°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7)
Distribution:	North America: Savannah River in South Carolina to Nueces River in Texas, north in Mississippi River basin to southern Indiana and Illinois in the USA.
Biology:	Inhabits ponds, swamps, lakes; and vegetated pools, usually with mud or sand bottoms, of small to medium rivers. Also occurs in warm, clear and quiet waters rich in vegetation and snags. Has a preference for mollusks as food thus has potential for the control of snail vectors of schistosomiasis (Ref. 1739, 10294). Oviparous (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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US Virgin Islands country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Introduced to freshwater ponds.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/vq.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Ogden, J.C., J.A. Yntema and I. Clavijo, 1975
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	Checked:  Capuli, Estelita Emily	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Capuli, Estelita Emily

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07