Open AccessA Review of the Sunfishes of the Current Genera Apomotis, Lepomis, and Eupomotis, with Particular Reference to the Species Found in Illinois
Author(s) -
Robert E. Richardson
Publication year - 1904
Publication title -
illinois natural history survey bulletin/bulletin - illinois natural history survey
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2644-0687
pISSN - 0073-4918
DOI - 10.21900/j.inhs.v7.401
Subject(s) - lepomis , zoology , centrarchidae , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , micropterus
During the progress of studies on material from the large collection of Illinois sunfishes belonging to the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, a striking and, as it appeared later, fundamental difference in form was observed between the lower pharyngeals of specimens of Lepomis pallidus (Mitchill) and Eupomotis gibbosus (Linnaeus).