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Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883 Bantam sunfish |
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photo by
Tumlison, R. |
| Family: | Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occur in swamps and mud-bottomed and heavily vegetated ponds, lakes and sloughs (Ref. 5723, 10294). Young feed primarily on small crustaceans (ostracods, amphipods, etc.), midge larvae, and small dragonfly nymphs; adults' diet is similar but also contain snails, aquatic hemipterans and terrestrial insects (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||