Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Centrarchiformes |
| Family | Centrarchidae |
| Genus | Lepomis |
| Species | Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Lake
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N1 Critically Imperiled
Subnational ranks
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- NJ
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Minnesota
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- DE
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S3 Vulnerable
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- New York
- SNA Not Applicable
- District of Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Zigler, K.S., Curtis, A.N., Trapeni, C.M., Slay, M.E., Culver, D.C., Hutchins, B.T. & Niemiller, K.D.K. 2025. Out of sight and out of mind? The conservation status of subterranean biodiversity in the United States and Canada. Biodiversity and Conservation 34: 2851–2882. doi:10.1007/s10531-025-03099-6
How to cite this account
Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2568. https://cavebiology.org/species/lepomis-gulosus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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