| Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) |
| 43 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,360.0 g; max. reported age: 18 years |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7; dH range: 10; depth range 0 - 21 m |
| North America: St. Lawrence River-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Saskatchewan in Canada, and south to northern Georgia, northern Alabama and Missouri (native only to Meramec River) in the USA (Ref. 86798). Introduced to Europe (Ref. 59043). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 5-7; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 29-32 |
| Occurs usually in rocky areas in shallow water of lakes, and the lower, warm reaches of streams (Ref. 1998). Inhabits vegetated and brushy stream margins, pools of creeks and small to medium rivers, and rocky and vegetated margins of lakes (Ref. 86798). Commonly found in clear, silt-free rocky streams (Ref. 86798). Feeds on small crustaceans, insects and fish (Ref. 30578). An introduced species in Europe which avoids swift waters and occurs in a wide variety of slow-flowing to stagnant waters such as large rivers, lakes, ponds, canals and backwaters (Ref. 59043). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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