Northern Sunfish

Lepomis peltastes

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae

The northern sunfish (Lepomis peltastes) is a freshwater fish in the centrachid family. It is endemic to the northern United States and southern Canada. Lepomis peltastes was previously recognized as a subspecies of longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), but is now widely considered a distinct species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 853Canada · 219

Sources and credits

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Northern Sunfish

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