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Flier (Centrarchus macropterus) fish species and information / pictures of Flier - Centrarchus macropterus

Flier (Centrarchus macropterus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Centrarchus macropterus

Common Name
Flier

Biology
Occur in swamps, vegetated lakes, ponds, sloughs and backwaters and pools of creeks and small rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 5723, 10294). Invertivore: feed mainly on Hemiptera and Corixidae (Ref. 79012).

Classification

Classified By

Lacep?de, 1801

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Sunfishes (Centrarchidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: occurs only in the USA from Potomac River drainage in Maryland to central Florida and west to Trinity River in Texas; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois and southern Indiana.

Range

42°N - 29°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

12 °C

Water Temperature To

22 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15 demersal

Trophic Level

3.18 s.e. 0.38 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

29.2 cm

Common Length

13.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated