| Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) |
| 73 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,440.0 g; max. reported age: 9 years |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| North America: Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro and Salinas River drainages in California, USA. Widely introduced elsewhere in western USA. |
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| Adults occur in vegetated sloughs, pools of sluggish rivers and lakes; now most common in ponds and impoundments (Ref. 5723). |
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Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 20 October 2011 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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