Bluegill
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The bluegill, sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, po
Bluegill
Northern bluegill, in Michigan
Coppernose bluegill, in Florida
Bluegill caught from Lake Lanier
Lepomis
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Lepomis or true sunfish is a genus of North American freshwater fish from the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes. The generic name Lepomis derives from the Greek λεπίς and πῶμα. The ge
Bluegill
…NatureServe) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Centrarchiformes Family: Centrarchidae Genus: Lepomis Species: L. macrochirus Binomial name Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1810 Synonyms Lepomis purpurescens Cope, 1870 The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus…
Lepomis auritus
A redspotted sunfish observed in Anderson County, Texas.
Longear sunfish (L. megalotis) schooling with redbreast sunfish (L. auritus), in Texas
Fossil of †Lepomis kansasensis