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Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
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Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) specimen
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Centrarchidae

Warmouth

Lepomis gulosus

Thirty One Centimeters Centrarchid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Warmouth is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 31 cm.

Genus
Lepomis
Maximum length
31 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western Pennsylvania to Minnesota in the USA, and south to the Gulf of Mexico; Atlantic and Gulf drainages from Rappahannock River in Virginia to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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