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Lepomis gibbosus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Pumpkinseed

G5Secure Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105048
Element CodeAFCQB11030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCentrarchiformes
FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusLepomis
Other Common Names
Crapet-soleil (FR)
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
Though the gender of the name LEPOMIS is feminine (see Bailey and Robins, 1988, Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 45(2):100), the 1991 AFS checklist (Robins et al. 1991) retained the masculine ending for GIBBOSUS and other species, pending a vote by the ICZN on a petition (by Etnier and Warren) to treat LEPOMIS as masculine for nomenclatural purposes.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-02-09
Change Date1996-09-23
Edition Date2012-08-07
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Range Extent Comments
Native to much of Atlantic slope from New Brunswick to Edisto River, South Carolina; Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and upper Mississippi basins from Quebec and New York to southeastern Manitoba and North Dakota, and south to northern Kentucky and Missouri drainage; common (Page and Burr 1991). Widely introduced in western U.S., southern Canada, and Europe.
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.
Threat Impact Comments
Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Lakes, reservoirs, ponds, sloughs, and sluggish streams; prefers quiet, clear water with aquatic vegetation and some organic debris. May occur in large numbers in shallow sheltered situations. Eggs are laid in a nest constructed by the male in shallow water (less than 1 m deep) in bottoms of sand, gravel, or woody debris.

Reproduction

Spawns in spring and summer; eggs hatch in about 3-5 days; male guards eggs; sexually mature in 2nd or 3rd year; may nest in colonies (Moyle 1976).
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLAND
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
British ColumbiaSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaS4Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaS5Yes
TexasSNANo
New HampshireS5Yes
ArizonaSNANo
North DakotaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
ConnecticutS5Yes
ColoradoSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
OregonSNANo
IllinoisS3Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MarylandS5Yes
CaliforniaSNANo
KentuckyS4Yes
WyomingSNANo
Rhode IslandS5Yes
MontanaSNANo
MaineS5Yes
OhioS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
WashingtonSNANo
MinnesotaSNRYes
IdahoSNANo
MassachusettsS5Yes
AlabamaSNANo
MichiganS5Yes
NevadaSNANo
GeorgiaS4Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
New YorkS5Yes
New JerseyS5Yes
WisconsinS5Yes
DelawareS5Yes
Roadless Areas (15)
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
Montana (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Cherry PeakLolo National Forest37,862
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Silver KingLolo National Forest12,816
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
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