AnAge entry for Lepomis macrochirus
Classification (HAGRID: 04122)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Lepomis
- Species
- Lepomis macrochirus
- Common name
- Bluegill
- Synonyms
- Eupomotis macrochirus, Lepomotis nephelus, Lepomis ardesiacus, Xystroplites gillii, Pomotis heros, Pomotis incisor, Lepiopomus ischyrus, Lepomis lirus, Lepomis longispinis, Pomotis luna, Lepomis mystacalis, Pomotis obscurus, Pomotis pallidus, Lepomis purpurescens, Pomotis speciosus, Pomotis gibbosus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 10 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Unverified estimates suggest these animals may live up to 11 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 1,181 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0442] DLIA All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 168141
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 13106
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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