The longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae, of order Centrarchiformes. It is native to the area of eastern North America stretching from the …

4 days ago · Further evidence for introduction is that although found in flowing streams, L. megalotis is not partial to the fast-flowing mountain streams characteristic of the Blue Ridge …

The na­tive ter­ri­tory of the longear sun­fish, Lep­omis mega­lo­tis, is ex­clu­sive to North Amer­ica; it is found pri­mar­ily in the Mis­sis­sippi and Great Lakes wa­ter­sheds.

Lepomis peltastes Cope, 1870 is considered as a valid species in Page & Burr (2011: Ref. 86798). Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 51°N - 26°N. North America: northeastern …

Lepomis, the generic name, is Greek and means "scaled gill cover." The species epithet megalotis is Greek and means "great ear." The name is derived from the fact that longear …

Lepomis megalotis is more active in defense of nest than other sunfishes (Hankinson 1919). Nests are often built close together, forming large groups of territorial males during the …

GENERAL: The Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis - (Rafinesque, 1820)) is a species within Lepomis that often causes difficulty during identifications—seriously, don’t feel bad if you’re …

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The longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae, of order Perciformes. It is native to the area of eastern North America stretching from the …

Photo Credit: Mike Cline via Wikimedia Commons Lepomis megalotis Common Name: longear sunfish Animal Guild: Fish Class > Order > Family: Teleostei > Perciformes > Centrarchidae