Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae Sunfishes

Genus: Lepomis

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Scarola, J.F.

Lepomis auritus
[Redbreast sunfish]

Photo by Divino, J.N.

Lepomis cyanellus
[Green sunfish]

Photo by Kohout, J.

Lepomis gibbosus
[Pumpkinseed]

Photo by N. Burkhead & R. Jenkins, courtesy of VDGIF

Lepomis gulosus
[Warmouth]

Photo by Divino, J.N.

Lepomis humilis
[Orangespotted sunfish]

Photo by Lovshin, L.

Lepomis macrochirus
[Bluegill]

Photo by Tumlison, R.

Lepomis marginatus
[Dollar sunfish]

Photo by Sneegas, G.W.

Lepomis megalotis
[Longear sunfish]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Lepomis microlophus
[Redear sunfish]

Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.

Lepomis miniatus
[Redspotted sunfish]

Photo by Eakins, R.

Lepomis peltastes
[Northern sunfish]

Photo by Burkhead, N.

Lepomis punctatus
[Spotted sunfish]

Photo by Tumlison, R.

Lepomis symmetricus
[Bantam sunfish]

13 Species of Family Centrarchidae with Genus Lepomis
(Sunfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1758	Lepomis auritus	Redbreast sunfish	North America	30.5 TL
1819	Lepomis cyanellus	Green sunfish	North America	31 TL
1758	Lepomis gibbosus	Pumpkinseed	North America	40 TL
1829	Lepomis gulosus	Warmouth	North America	31 TL
1858	Lepomis humilis	Orangespotted sunfish	North America	15 TL
1819	Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill	North America	41 TL
1855	Lepomis marginatus	Dollar sunfish	North America	12 TL
1820	Lepomis megalotis	Longear sunfish	North America	24 TL
1859	Lepomis microlophus	Redear sunfish	North America	43.2 TL
1877	Lepomis miniatus	Redspotted sunfish	North America	16 SL
1870	Lepomis peltastes	Northern sunfish	North America	13 TL
1831	Lepomis punctatus	Spotted sunfish	North America	20 TL
1883	Lepomis symmetricus	Bantam sunfish	North America	9 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Centrarchidae SunfishesGenus: Lepomis(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae Sunfishes

Genus: Lepomis

(See list of species below)