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Posted By: Cecil Baird1 broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 02:13 AM
Anyone have any information or a link on the species? Someone is requesting info on another site I frequent. I found them on the Internet but not much information. Never heard of them before now.
Posted By: Theo Gallus Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 11:55 AM
All I could find was a rather old-looking hand drawn plate - could it be an obsolete species name?
I've never heard of Mr. Broadear.
Posted By: burgermeister Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 12:48 PM
sounds like a hoax...lepomis obscurus??
Posted By: PondsForFun Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 12:48 PM
Lepomis obscurus sounds like a made up joke name.
Posted By: Blackjack Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 12:53 PM
Only a single reference on the National Marine Fishes Historic Image Collection. If you check out the collection index http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nmfs/fgind9.htm

You'll find out that this was a study done by a single man in the 1800's. Several of the species have outdated names and some species are a bit confused with others.

Sounds like the guy requesting info is testing you \:\)
Posted By: Blackjack Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 12:57 PM
He lists bluegill as Blue Sunfish or Copper-Nose. Lepomis pallidus

And although he got the White Crappie correct (pomoxis annularis), he lists the Black Crappie as The Calico Bass, or Strawberry Bass. Pomoxys sparoides.... there are some peculiar entries, it's worth taking a look.
Posted By: PondsForFun Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 01:10 PM
Great minds work alike! \:D
Posted By: ewest Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 01:16 PM
Here is the FishBase list of all lepomis. A search did not reveal any lepomis obscurus or broadear sunfish.

http://www.fishbase.org/NomenClature/Sci...ary&backstep=-2


Lepomis aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepomis auritus Redbreast sunfish

Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepomis auritus Redbreast sunfish

Lepomis cyanella Rafinesque, 1819 Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish

Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829) Lepomis gulosus Warmouth

Lepomis humilis (Girard, 1858) Lepomis humilis Orangespotted sunfish

Lepomis macrochira Rafinesque, 1819 Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill

Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855) Lepomis marginatus Dollar sunfish

Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) Lepomis megalotis Longear sunfish

Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859) Lepomis microlophus Redear sunfish

Lepomis miniatus (Jordan, 1877) Lepomis miniatus Redspotted sunfish

Lepomis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829) Pomoxis nigromaculatus Black crappie

Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831) Lepomis punctatus Spotted sunfish

Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883 Lepomis symmetricus Bantam sunfish
Posted By: burgermeister Re: broadear sunfish(lepomis obscurus) - 08/29/06 01:46 PM
Right, PFF...Hey, it has teeth. Must be a Condello strain.
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