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FlierCentrarchus macropterusAPPEARANCEHABITATLength: 5 inches (12.7 cm), but can grow to 7 inches (17.8 cm)Weight: 3 ounces (85g)Distinguishing Characteristics• Olive-green back• Greenish-yellow to cream-colored sides with several rows ofbrown spots• Dark streak below each eye• Deep, round body• Wing-like fins, hence the common name “flier”• Anal fin (underside of fish in front of tail fin) almost equal insize to dorsal (back) finFliers prefer clear, acidic waters such as swamp ponds, sloughs,oxbows, slow-moving creeks and steams, with heavy vegetationand an average water temperature of 75º to 85º F (23º to 29º C).BEHAVIORMales guard eggs and newly hatched fry from intruders. Whenfrightened or alarmed, fliers seek refuge in aquatic vegetation,submerged tree roots or mats of floating vegetation. This reactionis part of what makes them such fighters, and why anglerssometimes like to fish for them.LIFE HISTORYNOW YOU KNOW!Range:Diet:Predators:Sexual maturity:Spawning season:Nests:Eggs:Young:Life span:Southeastern United States and extremeEast TexasInsects, snails, worms, leeches, small fishand phytoplanktonLarger fish, turtles, snakes and wadingbirdsAt one yearIn March, when water temperaturesreach 62º to 68º F (16º to 20º C)Males construct disc-shaped nests byfanning their tails and removing silt anddebris from nest sites.20,000 to 35,000 eggsMales guard the nest until the younghatch. Juvenile fliers have a large darkspot encircled in orange on the soft raysof the dorsal fin. The spot vanishes withage.Up to five years• Fliers are sometimes confused with black crappie becausethe size and shapes of small crappie are similar.• The flier is one of 174 freshwater fish species in Texas andone of 18 species of sunfish.FLIERS AND PEOPLESome people like to fish for fliers because their meat is sweetand good to eat while others like to keep fliers in large aquariumsbecause of their beauty. It is speculated that fliers havebeen accidentally introduced into small lakes and ponds outsidetheir native habitat when people release them from aquariums.Generally this is not a good practice, however scientists arewatching to see how these fish compete with native fish foravailable resources. In time, they will determine whether or notintroduced fliers will cause problems in their new habitats.PWD LF D0200-848C (8/02) NOTICE: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the RehabilitationAct of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discriminationon the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex (in educational programs). If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program, activity, or facility, or if youdesire further information, please call or write: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Civil Rights Programs - External Programs, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Webb 300, Arlington, VA 22203, (703) 358-1724.
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFECommon Green DarnerAnax juniusTPWD PHOTODragonflies haven’t changed much over the last 300 millionyears. Today they are one of the most easily recognized of allinsects. The common green darner is the largest, most abundantand widespread dragonfly species in North America.
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