Mystery of the Longear Sunfish’s Occurrence in North Carolina Solved
Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis was first reported from North Carolina by Edward Drinker Cope in 1870, but its whereabouts in the state had been a mystery for almost 150 years. Published literature perpetuated the occurrence of Longear Sunfish and eventually in 1986, its extirpation. Vouchered specimens from Cope’s 1869 survey and 1870 publication are not … Read more Mystery of the Longear Sunfish’s Occurrence in North Carolina Solved