Specimen Information

Lepomis megalotis
Lepomis megalotis
(Longear Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46851
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesmegalotis
Common NameLongear Sunfish
StateWV
LocalityGauley system of the New River
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameGauley
HUC8 Number05050005
Map
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Collection Year1928
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:706
Author:Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead.
Date:1994
Title:Freshwater fishes of Virginia.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1079 pp
Commentsmay have died out from the VA portion of the New, but persists in the WV portion
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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