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Fish Species Description

Spotted sunfish integrade

Lepomis miniatus X L. punctatus integrade

Classification

Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Alternate Names:

Status:

Freshwater

Notes:

Specimens of spotted sunfish examined from the Tennessee, upper Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chattahoochee, and Flint River systems have been classified as integrades between Lepomis miniatus (to the west) and L. punctatus (to the east).

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Tennessee, Upper Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chattahoochee, and Flint River basins.

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