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Name: |
Bluegill |
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Other Common
Names: |
Sunperch, blue sunfish, copperbelly, copperhead, coppernose bream, redbreasted sunfish, yellowbelly, bluemouth sunfish, baldface, plumb granny, pumpkinseed, pond perch |
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Scientific Name: |
Lepomis macrochirus |
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Diet: |
Prefers insects but will feed on worms, snails, small fish, and plant material |
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Habitat: |
Found in lakes with clear water and some aquatic vegetation |
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Length: |
Average length is 5-7 inches |
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Identification: |
Dark olive-green back and sides yellow or reddish below; dark vertical bars usually present on sides; chin and gill covers bright blue; black, flexible tip at rear of gill cover |
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Photo & text
courtesy of |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |