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Stumpknocker

Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831)

Status not recordedbony fish

The stumpknocker (Lepomis punctatus) is a species in the family Centrarchidae, order Centrarchiformes.

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Quick facts about the stumpknocker

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the stumpknocker live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the stumpknocker as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. Mexicoinvasive

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the stumpknocker endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the stumpknocker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCentrarchiformes
  5. familyCentrarchidae
  6. genusLepomis
  7. SpeciesLepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831)

Synonyms Bryttus punctatus, Bryttus reticulatus, Lepomis apiatus, Lepomis punctatus punctatus, Sclerotis punctatus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Spotted sunfishEnglish
  • slunečnice bělolemáCzech
  • Plettet solaborreDanish
  • Gepunkteter SonnenbarschGerman
  • mojarra manchadaSpanish
  • Perca-sol-pimentaPortuguese
  • Пятнистый СолнечникRussian
  • Perca Sol MoteadaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stumpknocker

Other species in the same genus Lepomis.

Seed

Lepomis gibbosus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bull

Lepomis macrochirus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Green perch

Lepomis cyanellus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bream

Lepomis microlophus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Molly

Lepomis gulosus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

CompareStumpknocker vs SeedStumpknocker vs BullStumpknocker vs Redbreast sunfishStumpknocker vs Green perch

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the stumpknocker an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the stumpknocker as invasive in 1 country: Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the stumpknocker?

The stumpknocker (Lepomis punctatus) belongs to the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stumpknocker (Lepomis punctatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stumpknocker

MLA

“Stumpknocker (Lepomis punctatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stumpknocker.

BibTeX
@misc{stumpknocker_2026,
  title = {Stumpknocker (Lepomis punctatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stumpknocker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}