Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Lepomis humilis listed in key words.

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REFTypeCut-and-Paste Reference
28090 Database Auburn University Museum. 2014. AUM Fish Collection. Auburn University, Auburn, AL. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/d499aef2-b1d9-4890-aeb3-5f0d1237b513. Created on 10/07/2014. Accessed on 10/19/2015.
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376 Journal Article Bailey, R.M., and M.O. Allum. 1962. Fishes of South Dakota. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 119:1–131.
42037 Report Barney, R.L., and B.J. Anson. 1923. Life History and Ecology of the Orange-Spotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis. Bureau of Fisheries.
271 Book Becker, G.C. 1983. Fishes of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/EcoNatRes.FishesWI.
680 Journal Article Boschung, H.T. 1992. Catalog of freshwater and marine fishes of Alabama. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History 14:1–266.
14971 Book Boschung, H.T., Jr., and R.L. Mayden. 2004. Fishes of Alabama. Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC.
25917 Database California Academy of Sciences. 2013. California Academy of Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14071. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14071. Created on 03/27/2012. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
25922 Database Canadian Museum of Nature. 2013. Canadian Museum of Nature ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/121. Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/121. Created on 04/03/2007. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
26353 Report Clearwater, S.J., C.W. Hickey, and M.L. Martin. 2008. Overview of potential piscicides and molluscicides for controlling aquatic pest species in New Zealand. Science & Technical Publishing, New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
19246 Report Colorado Division of Wildlife. 2010. Fishery Survey Summaries - Union Reservoir. Colorado Division of Wildlife. http://wildlife.state.co.us/NR/rdonlyres/204390F2-B098-47BD-89A1-D6659AC378D3/0/UnionReservoir.pdf.
146 Book Cross, F.B. 1967. Handbook of fishes of Kansas. State Biological Survey and University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Misc Publ No 45 Topeka, KS.
97 Journal Article Dahlberg, M.D., and D.C. Scott. 1971. Introductions of freshwater fishes in Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 29:245–252.
90 Journal Article Dahlberg, M.D., and D.C. Scott. 1971. Freshwater fishes of Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 29:58–64.
460 Report Emery, L. 1985. Review of fish introduced into the Great Lakes, 1819-1974. Technical Report No. 45. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI.
705 Book Etnier, D.A., and W.C. Starnes. 1993. The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN.
18857 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2009. Ichthyology Collection database. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/.
25899 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2013. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
26153 Report Foster, A., J. Boxrucker, G. Gilliland, and B. Wentroth. 2008. Oklahoma aquatic nuisance species management plan. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. http://www.anstaskforce.gov/State%20Plans/OK_ANS_Management_Plan.pdf.
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
91 Thesis or Dissertation Gilbert, R.J., Jr. 1969. The distribution of fishes in the central Chattahoochee River drainage. Unpublished M.S. thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
26239 Report GLMRIS. 2012. Appendix C: Inventory of available controls for aquatic nuisance species of concern, Chicago Area Waterway System. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. http://glmris.anl.gov/documents/docs/anscontrol/All27ANSControlFactSheets.pdf.
24276 Web Page Hassan-Williams, C., and T.H. Bonner. 2013. Lepomis humilis: orangespotted sunfish.
13443 Web Page Hatch, J.T., and K. Schmidt. 2002. Fishes of Minnesota: Distribution in 8 Major Drainage Basins. http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/hatch/fishes/distribution_table.html. Accessed on 01/09/2002.
14468 Journal Article Hegrenes, S. 2001. Diet-induced phenotypic plasticity of feeding morphology in the orangespotted sunfish, Lepomis humilis. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 10:35–42.
1662 Book Chapter Hocutt, C.H., R.E. Jenkins, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1986. Zoogeography of the fishes of the central Appalachians and central Atlantic coastal plain. Page 161–212 in Hocutt, C.H., and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.
14497 Journal Article Holm, E., and G.A. Coker. 1981. First Records of the Ghost Shiner (Notropis buchanani) and the Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis). Canadian Field-Naturalist 95(2):210–211.
95 Journal Article Hubbs, C., R.J. Edwards, and G.P. Garrett. 1991. An annotated checklist of freshwater fishes of Texas, with keys to identification of species. The Texas Journal of Science, Supplement 43(4):1–56.
23902 Journal Article Hubbs, C., R.J. Edwards, and G.P. Garrett. 2008. An annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Texas, with keys to the identification of species. Texas Academy of Science Second edition:87 p. https://txas.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/hubbs_et_al_2008_checklist.pdf.
1587 Journal Article Kilby, J.D., E. Crittenden, and L.E. Williams. 1959. Several fishes new to Florida freshwaters. Copeia 1959(1):77–78.
275 Book Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, NC.
1833 Book Mandrak, N.E and E.J. Crossman. 1992. A checklist of Ontario freshwater fishes. Royal Ontario Museum.
1563 Book Mettee, M.F., P.E. O'Neil, and J.M. Pierson. 1996. Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin. Oxmoor House, Inc, Birmingham, AL.
703 Journal Article Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor. 1993. Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions. Journal of Great Lakes Research 19(1):1–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(93)71197-1.
29356 Database Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 2017. MMNS Ichthyology Collection. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson, MS. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/175d2868-a330-4179-ba25-35da91a8214d. Created on 01/03/2017. Accessed on 01/19/2017.
38 Report Nelson, J.S., and S.D. Gerking. 1968. Annotated Key to the Fishes of Indiana. Project Number 342-303-815. Department of Zoology, Indiana State University Bloomington, IN Indiana Aquatic Research Unit, Bloomington, IN.
29919 Database Numerous. 2008. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org. Accessed on 05/01/2008.
25980 Database Ohio State University. 2013. Ohio State University Museum ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/813b435e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/813b435e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a. Created on 11/29/2011. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
26849 Database Ohio State University. 2014. Ohio State University Museum mammology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/78dcfcbd-03c4-4d47-8618-830aac6f2ee5. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/78dcfcbd-03c4-4d47-8618-830aac6f2ee5. Created on 12/18/2013. Accessed on 05/19/2014.
19331 Database Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. 2009. OFAH Database All Species - 2009 Download.
1331 Report Owen, J.B., D.S. Elsen, and G.W. Russell. 1981. Distribution of fishes in North and South Dakota basins affected by the Garrison Diversion unit. Fishery Research Unit, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.
34062 Report Slagle, Z. 2019. Ohio Introduced Fishes in Lake Erie - Dataset. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Sandusky, OH.
396 Book Stauffer, J.R., Jr., J.M. Boltz, and L.R. White. 1995. The fishes of West Virginia. Volume 146. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
1663 Book Chapter Swift, C.C., C.R. Gilbert, S.A. Bortone, G.H. Burgess, and R.W. Yerger. 1986. Zoogeography of the fishes of the southeastern United States: Savannah River to Lake Pontchartrain. Page 213–266 in Hocutt, C.H., and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.
25997 Database Texas A&M University. 2013. Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection vertebrate collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14379. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14379. Created on 08/06/2012. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
25998 Database Texas Natural Science Center. 2013. Texas Natural History Collections ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/6080b6cc-1c24-41ff-ad7f-0ebe7b56f311. Unversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/6080b6cc-1c24-41ff-ad7f-0ebe7b56f311. Created on 02/02/2011. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
2 Book Trautman, M.B. 1981. The fishes of Ohio. Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH.
25999 Database Tulane University. 2013. Tulane University Museum of Natural History collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8077. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8077. Created on 01/21/2009. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
46623 Database U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2025. Great Lakes Basin-Wide Early Detection Monitoring - Fish and Invertebrate Dataset. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/187920. Created on 12/11/2025. Accessed on 03/09/2026.
28091 Database University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics. 2014. UAIC Ichthyological Collection. University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Tuscaloosa, AL. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/e90a588b-0eed-4077-8a4f-7e61da35b3f8. Created on 07/21/2014. Accessed on 10/19/2015.
25948 Database University of Kansas. 2013. University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14304. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14304. Created on 06/26/2012. Accessed on 04/10/2013.
20843 Database University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 2011. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology - Ichthyology Collection. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. http://www.fishnet2.net/.
26017 Database Yale University. 2013. Yale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8139. Yale University, New Haven, CT. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8139. Created on 03/13/2009. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
1586 Journal Article Yerger, R.W. 1977. Fishes of the Apalachicola River. Florida Marine Research Publications 26:22–33.


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