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Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Centrarchus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, archos = anus (Ref. 45335); macropterus: From the Greek words kentron=spine, archos=anus (referring to the development of the anal spines); macropterus (Greek)=long fin (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15. 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.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 13.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); peso máximo publicado: 560.00 g (Ref. 4699); edad máxima reportada: 6 años (Ref. 72462)
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Produces a minimum of 200 eggs.
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. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00646 - 0.02815), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.38 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (tmax=5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
