Mojarra De Cuatro Cienegas
Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Centrarchiformes |
| Family | Centrarchidae |
| Genus | Lepomis |
| Species | Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- SNA Not Applicable
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Pearson, W.D. & Boston, C.H., Jr. 1995. Distribution and status of the northern cavefish, Amblyopsis spelaea. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program,, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 99 pp.
How to cite this account
Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2571. https://cavebiology.org/species/lepomis-megalotis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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