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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. |
| Synonym(s) | Centrarchus irideus, Labrus irideus, Labrus macropterus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 292mm or 11.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3, pp 432, 477, Pl. 24 (fig. 1). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.75.972.5423 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 15:12) |