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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.
The pumpkinseed x bluegill sunfish[1] (Lepomis gibbosus x macrochirus), sometimes 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.
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 ...
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 ...
Pumpkinseed: Lepomis gibbosus: Not native to Colorado. This sunfish usually resides in heavily vegetated lakes, ponds, shallow waters, near cover such as weeds, docks, and sunken vegetation. The pumpkinseed is typically six to eight inches in length and can typically live up to eight years of age.
Green sunfish* (Lepomis cyanellus) Bluegill* (Lepomis macrochirus) Pumpkinseed* (Lepomis gibbosus) Warmouth* (Lepomis gulosus) Smallmouth bass* (Micropterus dolomieui) Largemouth bass* (Micropterus salmoides) White crappie* (Pomoxis annularis) Black crappie* (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
Genus Lepomis. Greengill sunfish, a hybrid between a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). Pumpkinseed x bluegill sunfish, a hybrid between a pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Class Amphibia. Order Urodela. Family Ambystomatidae. Genus Ambystoma
Sunfishes (Centrarchidae) Mud sunfish (Acantharcus pomotis) Rock bass (Amblopites rupestris) Flier (Centrarchus macropterus) Blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) Bluespotted sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus) Banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)