Lepomis megalotis

  • Scientific name
  • Lepomis megalotis

  • Common name
  • Longear sunfish

  • Family
  • Centrarchidae

  • External links
  • Fishbase
Trait completeness 14%
Total data8
References5
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Traits detail



Egg (71.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary data Secondary Data References
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Anjard, 1974 (cited in Auer, 1982)
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Anjard, 1974 (cited in Auer, 1982)
7 Degree-days for incubation 25; 3 75.0 °C * day Auer, 1982
5 Incubation time 3-5 4.0 days Scott and Crossman, 1998
2 Egg size after water-hardening 1.00 1.0 mm Anjard, 1974 (cited in Hardy, 1978)

Larvae (29.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary Data Secondary Data References
8 Initial larval size 2.5-3.0 2.75 mm Anjard, 1974 (cited in Auer, 1982)
8 Initial larval size 2.0-4.6 3.3 mm Scott and Crossman, 1998
9 Larvae behaviour benthic, smaller larvae may swim upward at night Demersal Taber, 1969