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> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Micropterus:Greek, mikros = small + Greek,pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); punctulatus:punctulatus meaning dotted, referring to the rows of spots on the lower sides (Ref. 10294). More on author: Rafinesque.
البيئة: الوسط / المنطقة المناخية / نطاق العمق / نطاق التوزيع البيئة
North America: Mississippi River basin from southern Ohio and West Virginia to southeastern Kansas, and south to the Gulf of Mexico, USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Chattahoochee in Georgia to Guadalupe River in Texas, USA. Introduced in southern Africa and has become established in several isolated water bodies.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 63.5 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 40637); common length : 30.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 12193); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 4.7 kg (Ref. 40637); العمر: 7 سنين (Ref. 12193)
Inhabit clear, gravelly flowing pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 6465); also found in streams, lakes and reservoirs (Ref. 10294). Juveniles feed on small crustaceans and midge larvae while adults eat insects, larger crustaceans, frogs, worms, grubs and small fish (Ref. 6465, 10294).
دورة الحياة وسلوك التزاوج النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | اليرقات
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)
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