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Centrarchiformes (Basses) >
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Micropterus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Auguste Adolphe Lucien Trécul (1818–1896) was a French botanist who visited North America (1848–1850) on a scientific mission. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Vaillant & Bocourt.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Temperate; 33°N - 31°N
North America: found only on Edwards Plateau in Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, San Antonio and upper Nueces (where introduced) River drainages in Texas, USA.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.4 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 40637); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.7 kg (Ref. 4699)
Occurs in gravel riffles, runs and flowing pools of creeks and small to medium rivers.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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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=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).