Longear sunfish
(Lepomis megalotis)

Classification

Species: Lepomis megalotis
Genus: Lepomis - Sunfishes
Family: Centrarchidae - Sunfishes
Order: Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Longear sunfish
Habitat: Freshwater
Climate: Continental
Native: North America
Introduced: Europe
Distribution: St. Johns River, Connecticut River, St. Lawrence River, Apalachicola, Pascagoula River, Pearl river (Gulf of Mexico), Rio Grande, Colorado (Texas), Brazos, Mississippi, Potomac

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