 Summary of lepomis |
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| Pronounced | leh poe miss. |
| Etymology | Lepomis is from Greek, lepis meaning scaled and poma meaning gill cover or operculum. |
| Breeding | In nature, once water temperatures rise to 70-75°F (normally spring) males will excavate nests in the substrate. Multiple females will them spawn with one male. The male will then be the sole protector and caretaker of the eggs and the fry until the fry are a few weeks old. |
| Size | Smallest 90mm, largest 432mm, average 260mm, most commonly 310mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 13 "species" in the database |
| New spp. / time |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/auritus/1.jpg "Lepomis auritus - Click for species page")
L. auritus
(i:6, k:0)/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/cyanellus/1.jpg "Lepomis cyanellus - Click for species page")
L. cyanellus
(i:1, k:0)/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/gibbosus/1.jpg "Lepomis gibbosus - Click for species page")
L. gibbosus
(i:1, k:0)/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/gulosus/1.jpg "Lepomis gulosus - Click for species page")
L. gulosus
(i:1, k:0)
L. humilis
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/macrochirus/1.jpg "Lepomis macrochirus - Click for species page")
L. macrochirus
(i:5, k:0)/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/marginatus/1.jpg "Lepomis marginatus - Click for species page")
L. marginatus
(i:3, k:0)
L. megalotis
(i:0, k:0)
L. microlophus
(i:0, k:0)
L. miniatus
(i:0, k:0)
L. peltastes
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/punctatus/1.jpg "Lepomis punctatus - Click for species page")
L. punctatus
(i:3, k:0)
L. symmetricus
(i:0, k:0)
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