Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Western Pirate Perch

Aphredoderus gibbosus

Lesueur, 1833

Western Pirate Perch

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.51.37771
Element CodeAFCLB01012
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPercopsiformes
FamilyAphredoderidae
GenusAphredoderus
Synonyms
Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosusLesueur, 1833
Concept Reference
Boltz, J. M., and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1993. Systematics of Aphredoderus sayanus (Teleostei: Aphredoderidae). Copeia 1993:81-98.
Taxonomic Comments
Based on genetic and morphological data, Muller and Simons (2024) elevated Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosus to species status.
Conservation Status
Review Date2010-01-27
Change Date2010-01-27
Range Extent Comments
This wide-ranging species occurs in the Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and Gulf Slope drainages from the Pearl River in Mississippi west to the Brazos River in Texas (Page et al. 2011).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species inhabits quiet ponds, such as oxbow lakes, swamps, ditches and small rivers and streams with soft mud and silt bottoms with thick vegetation or organic debris. It can be found in both clear and turbid waters and has adapted to reservoirs (Robison and Buchanan 2020, Smith 1979).

Ecology

Four age classes found in Oklahoma population.

Reproduction

Spawns in spring in Wisconsin and Illinois. Eggs hatch in 5-6 days at 19-20 C.
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDFORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
OhioSNRYes
MinnesotaS3Yes
IowaSNRYes
New YorkS1Yes
IllinoisS4Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
TexasS3Yes
MissouriSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MichiganS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
KentuckyS4Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
FloridaS4Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Natural Area WsaOsceola National Forest2,543
References (7)
  1. Becker, G. C. 1983. Fishes of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 1,052 pp.
  2. Boltz, J. M., and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1993. Systematics of <i>Aphredoderus sayanus</i> (Teleostei: Aphredoderidae). Copeia 1993:81-98.
  3. Muller, T. A. and A. M. Simons. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the pirate perches, <i>Aphredoderus</i>, (Percopsiformes: Aphredoderidae) with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5415(1): 77-105.
  4. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
  5. Robison, H.W. and T.M. Buchanan. 2020. Fishes of Arkansas. University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, 959 pp.
  6. Smith, C. L. 1985. The inland fishes of New York State. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Albany, New York, xi + 522 pp.
  7. Smith, P. W. 1979. The fishes of Illinois. University of Illinois Press, Urbana. 314 pp.