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Pumpkinseed. The pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), also referred to as sun perch, [4] pond perch, common sunfish, punkie, sunfish, sunny, and kivver, is a small to medium–sized North American freshwater fish of the genus Lepomis (true sunfishes), from family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, crappies and black basses) in the order Perciformes.
Centrarchidae, better known as sunfishes, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Centrarchiformes, native only to North America.There are eight universally included genera within the centrarchid family: Lepomis (true sunfishes), Micropterus (black basses), Pomoxis (), Enneacanthus (banded sunfishes), Centrarchus (type genus, consisting solely of the flier C ...
The redspotted sunfish, redear sunfish and pumpkinseed sunfish are its closest relatives. [4] Lepomis punctatus is olive-green to brown in color with black to reddish spots at the base of each scale that form rows of dots on the side. The scientific name punctatus refers to this spotted pattern. [5] It was first described in 1831 by Valenciennes.
Redbreast sunfish. The redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of the order Perciformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to the river systems of eastern Canada and the United States. The redbreast sunfish reaches a maximum recorded length of about 30 ...
Lepomis or true sunfish is a genus of North American freshwater fish from the family Centrarchidae in the order Perciformes (perch -like fish). The generic name Lepomis derives from the Greek λεπίς ("scale") and πῶμα ("cover", "plug", "operculum"). The genus' most recognizable species is perhaps the bluegill. Some Lepomis species can ...
Pomotis microlophus Günther, 1859. The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), also known as the shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, and sun perch, is a freshwater fish in the family Centrarchidae and is native to the southeastern United States. Due to its popularity as a sport fish, it has been widely ...
The green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) is a species of aggressive freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes.A panfish popular with anglers, the green sunfish is also kept as an aquarium fish by hobbyists, [citation needed] they need a 55-75 gallon tank and can be fed minnows, [citation needed] mealworms, or nightcrawlers.
An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in ... Common Name Scientific Name Image Native ... Redear Sunfish: Lepomis microlophus: Pumpkinseed: Lepomis gibbosus: