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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
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal; 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.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.2 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40637); common length : 13.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12193); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 560.00 g (Ref. 4699); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 6 Jaren (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).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.38 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (tmax=5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).