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Centrarchus macropterus

(Lacepède, 1801)

Flier

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105258
Element CodeAFCQB08010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCentrarchiformes
FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusCentrarchus
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Monotypic genus.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-11-01
Change Date1996-09-23
Edition Date2011-12-28
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes the Coastal Plain of eastern North America from the Potomac River drainage, Maryland, south to north-central Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to the Trinity River, eastern Texas; and north in the Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois and southern Indiana (Page and Burr 2011). Southern Maryland population may be introduced (Lee et al. 1980).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This fish inhabits swamps, lakes, ponds, sloughs, low gradient creeks, and small rivers, usually over mud; it is most abundant in well-vegetated waters (Lee et al. 1980, Page and Burr 2011). Eggs are laid in nests built by males on the bottom; nesting may be colonial.

Reproduction

Spawns March-May, or as early as February. Eggs hatch in about 2 days at 72 F; hatching times presumably much longer under natural conditions. Males guard eggs and hatchlings (Manooch 1984).
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiS4Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
TexasS4Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
OklahomaS3Yes
ArkansasS4Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
IllinoisS2Yes
IndianaS3Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
MissouriS3Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MarylandS2Yes
FloridaS5Yes
AlabamaS5Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (6)
Florida (4)
AreaForestAcres
Impassable BayOsceola National Forest2,789
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
Natural Area WsaOsceola National Forest2,543
PinhookOsceola National Forest15,405
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Catfish Lake South - BCroatan National Forest172
References (27)
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