Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) is a species of freshwater fish in the genus Lepomis common throughout Louisiana, in extreme southeastern Texas, in southern Arkansas, and in a few places in western Kentucky and western Tennessee.
Wikipedia contributors, Bantam sunfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:01:30.619484+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883
- Name authority
- Forbes, 1883
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Centrarchidae
- Genus
- Lepomis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyCentrarchidae Bleeker, 1859
- genusLepomis Rafinesque, 1819
- speciesLepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepomis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| redbreast sunfishLepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis miniatus (Jordan, 1877) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis lirus McKay, 1881 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Green SunfishLepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pumpkinseedLepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis humilis (Girard, 1858) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| BluegillLepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S., & Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Synopsis of the fishes of North America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 16: i–liv + 1–1018. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6PCSN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.