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Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Also known as: Blue Sunfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
LIFE STAGE
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Adult
@tokyopunk · Pond, United States · July 20141 / 8

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Overview

Found close to vegetation, over murky, sluggish waters of quiet backwater creeks, lakes, ponds, pools and streams.
Widespread North America

Sunfish have been introduced into many areas outside of where they originally came from, Europe being one place, mainly for sport fishing!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

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  • Country only · 5
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Found close to vegetation, over murky, sluggish waters of quiet backwater creeks, lakes, ponds, pools and streams.

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Adult photos 8

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    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCentrarchiformes
    5. familyCentrarchidae
    6. genusLepomis
    7. speciesLepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819

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