MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Lepomis Rafinesque, 1819

Traits taxon details

Lepomis Rafinesque, 1819

AphiaID

151289 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151289)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Centrarchidae Bleeker, 1859

Direct children (14)

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Species Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819
Species Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Lepomis humilis (Girard, 1858)
Species Lepomis lirus McKay, 1881
Species Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819
Species Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855)
Species Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820)
Species Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859)
Species Lepomis miniatus (Jordan, 1877)
Species Lepomis peltastes Cope, 1870
Species Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831)
Species Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts. 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Lepomis Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151289 on 2025-04-01

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Lepomis Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151289 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-06 10:22:32Z

created

Claus, Simon

2013-03-11 13:25:43Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts. 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335 [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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