Aquatic Parasite Observatory

Lepomis microlophus (Gunther, 1859)

• Binomial Species Name: Lepomis microlophus (Gunther, 1859)
• Synonyms: None
• Common Name: Redear sunfish
• Synonyms: Shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish, sun perch
• Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Centrarchidae, Lepomis microlophus
• APO Parasite Records:

Parasite Species	Life Stage	Site(s) of Infection
Actinocleidus fergusoni	Adult	Gills
Clinostomum spp.	Metacercaria	Skin, connective tissue
Posthodiplostomum minimum	Metacercaria	Liver, spleen, kidneys, body cavity

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