aquilensis, Pomotis Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1853:388 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 6; ref. 15636] [Rio Grande at] Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 446. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:231 [ref. 23395]. •Synonym of Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque 1820), but a valid subspecies -- (Gilbert 1998:231 [ref. 23395], Scharpf 2008:16 [ref. 30399]). •Valid as Lepomis aquilensis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Kim et al. 2021:[5] 277 [ref. 40753], Page et al. 2023:171 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:590 [ref. 41622], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2025:suppl. Tab. 1, p. 32 [ref. 42574]). Current status: Valid as Lepomis aquilensis (Baird & Girard 1853). Centrarchidae: Lepominae. Distribution: North America: Great Lakes (U.S.A.) south to Río Grande/Río Bravo, Río Conchos and Río Salado systems, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas (Mexico). IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Introduced in Baja California and Nayarit (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.