Back

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Classification

The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rocky Mountains. It is from the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, crappies and black basses) in the order Centrarchiformes. Bluegills can grow up to 16 in (41 cm) long and about 4+1⁄2 lb (2.

Distribution

(c) Kristiina Hurme, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kristiina Hurme · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 1