Warmouth

Warmouth

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Lepomis
Species:
L. gulosus
Binomial name
Lepomis gulosus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms[3]
  • Pomotis gulosus Cuvier, 1829
  • Chaenobryttus gulosus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Chaenobryttus coronarius (Bartram, 1791)

The warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) is a freshwater fish of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) that is found throughout the eastern United States. Other local names include molly, redeye, goggle-eye, red-eyed bream, and strawberry perch.

  1. ^ NatureServe.; Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Lepomis gulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191830A130013944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191830A130013944.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Lepomis gulosis". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepomis gulosus". FishBase. December 2019 version.