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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.
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 ...
The pumpkinseed x bluegill sunfish [1] (Lepomis gibbosus x macrochirus), sometimes colloquially referred to as hybrid sunfish or pumpkingill, [citation needed] is a hybrid between a pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). [2] They are sometimes found in lakes and ponds where both parent species are present. [2]
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.
Sunfish. Whether you call it Lepomis megalotis, punkinseed or longear sunfish, this perch is still a fish. For sunfish species, like bluegill and redear, Bartnicki recommends these lakes:
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 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release last week that illegally introduced goldfish, pumpkinseed sunfish and other species are causing problems for the lake's trout ...
Limited nesting grounds can also factor in hybridization causing the females of one species to prefer the nest of another. [31] Bluegill can theoretically hybridize with all other species in the genus lepomis, though the most common hybrid is the Greengill. [32] The hybrid fish are aggressive and have larger mouths than their Bluegill parent.