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Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

Also known as: Common Sunfish, Pond Perch, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Punky, Sun Bass, Sunny, Yellow Sunfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
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@ralphhullum · Lizard Island resort, Australia · March 20161 / 6
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Overview

Found in freshwater creeks, lakes, ponds and rivers, rich in vegetation. Colours highly variable especially between juvenile to adult.
Widespread North America, Europe

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

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Found in freshwater creeks, lakes, ponds and rivers, rich in vegetation.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCentrarchiformes
    5. familyCentrarchidae
    6. genusLepomis
    7. speciesLepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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