Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes)

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Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes) Stiff opercle?? yes no L. gibbosus! L. microlophus! L. macrochirus! L. peltastes!

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Stiff opercle ? ?. Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes). yes. no. L. peltastes !. L. microlophus !. L. macrochirus !. L. gibbosus !. Stiff opercle ? ?. Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes). yes. no. L. peltastes !. Pectoral fin short and round?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Steps to identifying species of  Lepomis (sunfishes)

Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes)

Stiff opercle??

yes no

L. gibbosus!

L. microlophus! L. macrochirus!

L. peltastes!

Page 2: Steps to identifying species of  Lepomis (sunfishes)

Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes)

Stiff opercle??

Pectoral fin short and round?

yes no

no

L. gibbosus!

L. microlophus!

L. macrochirus!

L. peltastes!

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Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes)

Stiff opercle??

Pectoral fin short and round?

yes no

no

Opercle dark to margin?

L. gibbosus! L. microlophus!yes

no

L. macrochirus!

L. peltastes!

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Steps to identifying species of Lepomis (sunfishes)

Stiff opercle??

Pectoral fin short and round?

Pectoral fin short and round?

yes no

no

Opercle dark to margin?

L. gibbosus! L. microlophus!yes

no

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L. macrochirus!

L. peltastes!

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