Title: Freshwater Fishes Common Name: Warmouth Scientific Name:
Species #: 94
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae Geography / Habitat: Native to large parts of the south. Warmouths prefer slow-moving, back water streams. Life Strategy: Nests are built on gravel, mud, or rock substrates. Male Warmouths have been seen to guard their nest up to five days after fry have hatched. Food / Feed Strategy: The diet of the Warmouth fish includes insects, crayfish, and other fish.
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Subterminal Citation: â—? "Warmouth." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 July 2012. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.