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Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Micropterus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); dolomieu: Named after M. Dolomieu, French minerologist and friend of Lacepède (Ref. 1998).
Eponymy: Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801) was a French geologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
; স্বাদু পানি সমুদতলে ভাসমান বেনথোপেলাজিক; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 1 - 7 m (Ref. 120820). Subtropical; 9°C - 30°C (Ref. 1998); 50°N - 33°N, 95°W - 63°W (Ref. 86798)
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes system, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec in Canada to North Dakota and south to northern Alabama and eastern Oklahoma in the USA. Introduced into many countries for sport fishing. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Length at first maturity / আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm 27.0, range 22 - ? cm
Max length : 69.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 86798); common length : 8.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 3549); সবের্াচ্চ প্রকাশিত ওজন : 5.4 kg (Ref. 4699); সর্বোচ্চ উলি্ল্লখিত বয়স : 26 বৎসর (Ref. 46974)
পৃষ্ঠীয় কাঁটা (মোট ) : 9 - 11; পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 13 - 15; পায়ূ কাঁটা : 10 - 11; কশেরুকা : 31 - 32.
Inhabits shallow rocky areas of lakes and clear and gravel-bottom runs and flowing pools of rivers (Ref. 86798). Young feed on plankton and immature aquatic insects while adults take in crayfish, fishes, and aquatic and terrestrial insects (Refs. 1998, 10294, 44091). Is sometimes cannibalistic (Ref. 30578). Preyed upon by fishes and turtles (Ref. 1998). Builds nest, usually at three or four feet deep (Ref. 120821). Excellent food fish (Ref. 1998).
The male builds the nest in shallow waters of lakes and rivers, on sand, gravel, or rocky bottoms. Nest building usually occurs within 150 yards of where his nest was built in previous years. The pair swims about the nest, rubbing and nipping each other and eventually come to rest on the bottom. Actual spawning occurs and lasts for 5 seconds. The pair then encircles the nest for about 25-45 seconds, before settling to spawn again. This goes on for 2 hours. After spawning, the female leaves the nest and may spawn with another male in another nest. Males guard the eggs and young. (Ref. 1998).
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Potential pest
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00876 - 0.01311), b=3.04 (2.98 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 6.8 (5.2 - 7.3) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 26
growth studies.
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref.
120179): মাধ্যম , সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১.৪-৪.৪ বৎসর (K=0.10-0.28; tm=3-6; tmax=14; Fec=5,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).
