/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/gibbosus/1.jpg "Lepomis gibbosus")
Wild Caught Adult Male
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| Scientific Name | Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Names | Pumpkinseed Gemeiner Sonnenbarsch (Germany), Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Yellow Sunfish |
| Type Locality | Carolinas, America. |
| Synonym(s) | Eupomotis aureus, Eupomotis gibbosus, Labrus anutus, Lepomus gibbosus, Morone maculata, Perca gibbosa, Pomotis catesbei, Pomotis gibbosus, Pomotis holbroockii, Pomotis ravenelii, Pomotis vulgaris, Sparus aureus, Sparus mocasinus |
| Pronunciation | leh poe miss. |
| Etymology | Lepomis is from Greek, lepis meaning scaled and poma meaning gill cover or operculum. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: New Brunswick in Canada to South Carolina in the USA. Widely introduced. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 292. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.75.711.5540 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:38) |