Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Centrarchiformes |
| Family | Centrarchidae |
| Genus | Lepomis |
| Species | Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Morgan
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Iowa
- SNA Not Applicable
- Florida
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- NE
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wyoming
- SNA Not Applicable
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- DE
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2572. https://cavebiology.org/species/lepomis-microlophus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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