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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.
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 greengill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus) is sometimes referred to as hybrid sunfish or bluegill x green sunfish hybrid. It is a hybrid between a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). [1] They can sometimes be found in ponds, lakes, or streams where there is both bluegill and green sunfish.
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 ...
Green sunfish: Lepomis cyanellus: Clear to muddy water, small streams and big rivers, lakes, reservoirs Warmouth: Lepomis gulosus: Sluggish streams, ponds, lakes, wetlands with vegetation, flooded trees Orangespotted sunfish: Lepomis humilis: Sluggish, slow flowing rivers and streams with muddy bottom Bluegill: Lepomis macrochirus
California’s only native sunfish, the Sacramento perch, survived catastrophic floods in the 1860s and was so abundant that it was a regular staple in San Francisco’s markets before invasive ...
A rare hoodwinker sunfish washed ashore in northern Oregon Monday, with the massive fish surprising local residents. The over seven-foot sunfish, also known as Mola tecta, was found on Gearhart ...
Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) Greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides) Harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio) Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) Hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis) Inland silverside (Menidia beryllina) Ironcolor shiner (Notropis chalybaeus) Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) Kiamichi shiner (Notropis ...