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Bluegill try to spend most of their time in water from 60 to 80 °F (16 to 27 °C), and tend to have a home range of about 320 square feet (30 m 2) during nonreproductive months. They enjoy heat, but do not like direct sunlight – they typically live in deeper water, but will linger near the water surface in the morning to stay warm. [6]
It is dark-colored dorsally and yellow-green ventrally. Unlike bluegill, the male has a cherry-red edge on its operculum; females have orange coloration in this area. The adult fish are between 20 and 24 cm (7.9 and 9.4 in) in length. Max length is 43.2 cm (17.0 in), compared to a maximum of about 40 cm (16 in) for the bluegill.
Other sunfish species and larger predatory fishes compete with the longear for food and resources. Longear sunfish, like additional members of the family Centrarchidae, are freshwater fish . They prefer streams with a firm clay bottom or gravel with clear waters and they typically stay nearby aquatic vegetation . [ 7 ]
The spotted gar is a voracious predator. Its sharp-toothed beak is very effective at catching fast moving prey. A diet study of the spotted gar reported the diet of a spotted gar consists of four species of fish; golden topminnow, warmouth, bluegill, and spotted sunfish, which adds to 18.1% of total food volume in the stomach, while 57.5% of the stomach content was shrimp. [5]
The bluegill bully is the smallest of the Eleotrids, commonly reaching only 60–70 mm (2.4–2.8 in). [ 2 ] It is named for the bright blue edge to the operculum or gill cover, which is present in both sexes.
Bedding maintenance is an important part of both human and animal health, cleanliness, and well being. [3] Storage of bedding is important to insure that the bedding does not ruin. The best place to store it is in an environment that is dry and above ground level. Frequent bedding change is important to decrease the amount of bacteria. [3]
They also will readily consume human food scraps, most notably bread which is commonly used for bait. [15] The pumpkinseed sunfish has a terminal mouth, allowing it to open at the anterior end of the snout. [5] Pumpkinseed sunfish that live in waters with larger gastropods have larger mouths and associated jaw muscles to crack the shells. [16]
The green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) is a species of aggressive freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Centrarchiformes.The green sunfish does not always grow large enough to be an appealing target for anglers, [2] but it is kept as an aquarium fish by hobbyists. [3]