Specimen Information

Lepomis megalotis
Lepomis megalotis
(Longear Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID37120
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesmegalotis
Common NameLongear Sunfish
StateNC
LocalityTennessee River basin, upper (North Carolina portion)
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Tennessee
HUC8 Number06010200
Map
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Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:162
Author:Menhinick, E.F.
Date:1991
Title:The freshwater fishes of North Carolina
Publisher:North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Pages:227 pp
Commentsprobably stocked
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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