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Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855) Dollar sunfish |
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photo by
Tumlison, R. |
| Family: | Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 6 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Tar River in North Carolina to Brazos River in Texas in the USA; Former Mississippi Embayment in the USA from western Kentucky and eastern Arkansas south to Gulf of Mexico. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits sand-bottomed and mud-bottomed, usually brushy, pools of creeks and small to medium rivers; and also swamps (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on midge larvae and microcrustaceans (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||