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| Scientific Name | Lepomis peltastes Cope, 1870 |
| Common Names | Northern Sunfish Northern Longear, Northern Longear Sunfish |
| Type Locality | Huron River, near Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, U.S.A. |
| Pronunciation | leh poe miss. |
| Etymology | Lepomis is from Greek, lepis meaning scaled and poma meaning gill cover or operculum. |
| Habitat Information | |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11 (no. 84), pp 454. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2017 Aug 15 13:02 (species record created: 2014 Aug 15 11:35) |