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Scientific Name	**Lepomis punctatus** (Valenciennes, 1831)
Common Names	Spotted Sunfish Stumpknocker
Type Locality	No locality [probably Charleston, South Carolina].
Synonym(s)	Bryttus punctatus, Bryttus reticulatus, Lepomis apiatus, Lepomis punctatus punctatus, Sclerotis punctatus
Pronunciation	leh poe miss.
Etymology	Lepomis is from Greek, lepis meaning scaled and poma meaning gill cover or operculum.
Species Information
Size	200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Cape Fear River in North Carolina to Nueces River in Texas, north in Mississippi River basin to central Illinois in the USA.
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	Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7, pp 462.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Aug 15 11:36)