Bluegill
| Bluegill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Centrarchidae |
| Genus: | Lepomis |
| Species: | L. macrochirus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1810
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Lepomis purpurescens Cope, 1870 | |
The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes known as "bream", "brim", "sunny", "copper nose" or "perch" as is common in Texas,[3] is a species of freshwater fish of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish) from the order Perciformes. They are found in North America and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rockies.
The bluegill is the state fish of Illinois.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Espinosa Pérez, H.; Lambarri Martínez, C.; NatureServe (2019). "Lepomis macrochirus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61260A58309944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61260A58309944.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Lepomis macrochirus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ↑ "Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)".
- ↑ Illinois State Symbols, Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original on 2017-02-17, retrieved 2019-05-22
