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Common Sunfishes
Lepomis
Lepomis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae, in the order Perciformes. Perhaps the most recognizable species of this genus is the bluegill.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Bluegill
speciesLepomis macrochirus
Green Sunfish
speciesLepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed
speciesLepomis gibbosus
Longear Sunfish Complex
complexLepomis megalotis
Redbreast Sunfish
speciesLepomis auritus
Warmouth
speciesLepomis gulosus
Redear Sunfish
speciesLepomis microlophus
Greengill Sunfish
hybridLepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
Spotted Sunfish
speciesLepomis punctatus
Dollar Sunfish
speciesLepomis marginatus
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill
hybridLepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
Redspotted Sunfish
speciesLepomis miniatus
Orangespotted Sunfish
speciesLepomis humilis
Bluegill × Redear Sunfish
hybridLepomis macrochirus × microlophus
Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish
hybridLepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
Bantam Sunfish
speciesLepomis symmetricus
Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill
hybridLepomis aquilensis × macrochirus
Redbreast Sunfish × Bluegill
hybridLepomis auritus × macrochirus
Redspotted × Spotted Sunfish
hybridLepomis miniatus × punctatus
Warmouth × Bluegill
hybridLepomis gulosus × macrochirus
Green Sunfish × Warmouth
hybridLepomis cyanellus × gulosus
Bluegill × Longear Sunfish
hybridLepomis macrochirus × megalotis
Green × Redear Sunfish
hybridLepomis cyanellus × microlophus
Redbreast × Green Sunfish
hybridLepomis auritus × cyanellus
Pumpkinseed × Northern Sunfish
hybridLepomis gibbosus × peltastes
Plains Longear × Green Sunfish
hybridLepomis aquilensis × cyanellus
Redbreast Sunfish × Pumpkinseed
hybridLepomis auritus × gibbosus
Bluegill × Northern Sunfish
hybridLepomis macrochirus × peltastes
Green × Orangespotted Sunfish
hybridLepomis cyanellus × humilis
Orangespotted Sunfish × Bluegill
hybridLepomis humilis × macrochirus
Longear × Green Sunfish
hybridLepomis megalotis × cyanellus
Pumpkinseed × Warmouth
hybridLepomis gibbosus × gulosus
Bluegill × Spotted Sunfish
hybridLepomis macrochirus × punctatus
Bluegill × Gulf Longear Sunfish
hybridLepomis macrochirus × solis
Warmouth × Redear Sunfish
hybridLepomis gulosus × microlophus
Redbreast × Redear Sunfish
hybridLepomis auritus × microlophus
Plains Longear × Redbreast Sunfish
hybridLepomis aquilensis × auritus
Green × Gulf Longear Sunfish
hybridLepomis cyanellus × solis
Orangespotted × Pumpkinseed Sunfish
hybridLepomis humilis × gibbosus
Plains Longear × Redspotted Sunfish
hybridLepomis aquilensis × miniatus
Northern × Green Sunfish
hybridLepomis peltastes × cyanellus
Redbreast × Longear Sunfish
hybridLepomis auritus × megalotis
Plains Longear × Redear Sunfish
hybridLepomis aquilensis × microlophus
Orangespotted × Redear Sunfish
hybridLepomis humilis × microlophus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49592.