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Scientific Name Centrarchus macropterus  (Lacepède, 1801)
Common Names Flier
Flier Sunfish, Pfauenaugen-Sonnenbarsch (Germany)
Type Locality South Carolina, U.S.A.
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Size 292mm or 11.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution 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.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3, pp 432, 477, Pl. 24 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2021 Jan 10 02:27 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 15:12)