Lepomis macrochirus (northern bluegill sunfish)

Overview

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Blouwang-Sonvis

Common Names in Danish:

Bl, Blågællet solaborre

Common Names in English:

blackear bream, Blue bream, blue sunfish, Bluefish, bluegill, bluegill bream, Bluegill sunfish, bluemouth sunfish, chain-sided sunfish, common bluegill, coppernosed bream, dollardee, northern bluegill sunfish, pale sunfish, Strawberry bass, sun perch, Sunfish

Common Names in Finnish:

Isoaurinkoahven

Common Names in French:

crapet arlequin

Common Names in German:

Blauer Sonnenbarsch

Common Names in Japanese:

Bur, Burûgiru, Buruugiru, Bur˚giru, ブルーギル

Common Names in Korean:

블루길

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

蓝鳃太阳鱼, 藍鰓太陽魚

Common Names in Spanish:

Chopa, mojarra oreja azul, Pez sol

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes () -
        Suborder: Percoidei () -
        Family: Centrarchidae ()
        Genus: Lepomis () - Rafinesque, 1819
        Specific name: macrochirus
        Scientific name: - Lepomis macrochirus

Synonyms

Cottus protrusus Schultz & Spoor • Lepomis Macrochira • Lepomis macrochira Rafinesque • Lepomis macrochira Rafinesque, 1819

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lepomis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 25 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. auritus (Redbreast Cichlid) · (Green Sunfish) · (Pumpkinseed Sunfish) · L. gibbosus gibbosus (Pumpkinseed Sunfish) · (Warming´s Lanternfish) · (Orangespotted Soapfish) · L. macrochir (Bluegill) · L. macrochira (Northern Bluegill Sunfish) · L. macrochirrus (Pangani Nothobranch) · (Northern Bluegill Sunfish) · L. macrochirus macrochirus (Northern Bluegill Sunfish) · L. macrochirus purpurescens (Bluegill) · L. macrochirus salmoides (Bluegill) · L. marginatus (Dollar Hatchetfish) · L. marginatus holbrooki (Dollar Sunfish) · (Great Lakes Longear) · L. megalotis marginatus (Creek Perch) · L. megalotis megalotis (Great Lakes Longear) · L. microlophus (Redear Sunfish) · L. microlophus holbrooki (Redear Sunfish) · L. miniatus (Redspotted Sunfish) · L. punctatus (Spotted Sunfish) · L. punctatus miniatus (Spotted Sunfish) · L. punctatus punctatus (Spotted Sunfish) · L. symmetricus (Bantam Sunfish)

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Notes

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center, Fish Collection

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 130520
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30200
Fishbase Species ID: 3375
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14362835
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 168141
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCQB11060
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15033