All Fishes ⇒ Centrarchidae ⇒ The genus 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
Keepers 2 species (15%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Lepomis cyanellusLepomis cyanellus
(50%)
2.
Lepomis auritusLepomis auritus
(50%)
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