Lepominae
Lepominae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fish, one of three subfamilies in the family Centrarchidae, the sunfishes.
| Lepominae | |
|---|---|
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| Lepomis auritus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Centrarchidae |
| Subfamily: | Lepominae Gill, 1846[1] |
Genera
The following three genera are classified as being in the subfamily Lepominae:[2][3]
- Acantharchus Gill, 1864 (Mud sunfish)
- Lepomis Rafinesque, 1816
- Micropterus Lacépède, 1802 (Black basses)
References
- Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
- J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 444–446. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Centrarchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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