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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 freshwater fish of the genus Lepomis (true sunfishes), from the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) in the order Centrarchiformes. It is endemic to eastern North America.
Lepomis or true sunfish is a genus of North American freshwater fish from the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes. The generic name Lepomis derives from the Greek λεπίς ("scale") and πῶμα ("cover", "plug", " operculum ").
The longear sunfish is quite colorful, with an olive to rusty-brown back, bright orange belly and vermiculate blue-green bars on the sides of its head, the latter two features most pronounced in breeding males. A unique characteristic of longear sunfish is their elongated operculum flap, giving an appearance of a "long ear". It is black and ...
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 ...
Longear sunfish: Lepomis megalotis: Longeye conger: Gnathophis bracheatopos: Longface eel: Saurenchelys cognita: Longfin damselfish: Stegastes diencaeus: Longfin mako shark: Isurus paucus: Longfin scorpionfish Scorpaena agassizii: Longfin yellowtail: Seriola rivoliana: Longjaw squirrelfish Neoniphon marianus: Longlure frogfish: Antennarius ...
A giant species of fish that was first discovered seven years ago washed ashore in Oregon last week, according to marine biologists who study the animal.
Banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) Orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis) Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) Dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
The 7.3-foot (2.2 meter) hoodwinker sunfish first appeared on the beach in Gearhart on Monday, the Seaside Aquarium said in a media release. After looking at photographs of the fish, Marianne ...