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The bluegill sunfish relies heavily on the flexibility of its fins to maintain maneuverability in response to fluid forces. The bluegill's segmentation in its pectoral fin rays mitigates the effects of fluid forces on the fish's movement. [19] The bluegill has a variety of unusual adaptations that allow it to navigate different environments.
Sexual dimorphism is known to occur in the northern waters where females are often larger, grow faster, live longer, and mature in 3–4 years. Males mature in 2–3 years at a smaller size. Perch do not grow as large in the northern waters, but tend to live longer. Maximum age estimates vary widely.
bluegill Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855) dollar sunfish Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) longear sunfish Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859) redear sunfish Lepomis miniatus (D. S. Jordan, 1877) redspotted sunfish Lepomis peltastes (Cope, 1870) northern sunfish Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831) spotted sunfish Lepomis solis [15 ...
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. It eats aquatic invertebrates and has an upturned mouth, allowing them to pick invertebrates off the stones above them. [2]
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Male longear sunfish. The longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae, of order Centrarchiformes.It is native to the area of eastern North America stretching from the Great Lakes down to northeastern Mexico. [3]
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]
[4] [5] [3] It is known by a variety of regional names, such as the widemouth bass, bigmouth bass, black bass, largie, Potter's fish, Florida bass or Florida largemouth, green bass, bucketmouth bass, green trout, growler [citation needed], Gilsdorf bass, Oswego bass, LMB, and southern largemouth and northern largemouth.