blue sunnie

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Comment by Matthew J. Breuer on August 19, 2010 at 2:58am

Definitely a pure pumpkin with a pigment issue. See a lot of them up this way in uber-clear MN waters, pumpkins and BG's alike, as well as pike, walleyes, and perch.

Comment by Drop Shot on June 22, 2010 at 3:53pm

Have you caught more like that from the same area? Could be a Pumpkinseed that has developed a colour different from pumps in most other areas. Longears exhibit such colour variations from different bodies of water, just never heard of that trait in pumpkinseeds before.

Comment by Steve Brinkerhoff on June 15, 2010 at 6:27am

Orange spotted sunfish are found in southern Minnesota, Alexandria is located in the central part of MN so I wouldn't rule the possibility out. It is definitely a hybrid of some sort and very beautiful one at that.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/sunfish/biology.html

Comment by Michael Thompson on June 14, 2010 at 5:02pm

Not likely, since alexandria MN is way outside the range of orangespots.
wish I got the fins, didn't think of it, it had normal colored fins, like a bluegill or pumpkinseed would have, mabye a little greyish but not blue.

Comment by Steve Brinkerhoff on June 14, 2010 at 9:06am

I am still thinking some sort of orange-spotted sunfish hybrid due to the lackluster red on the ear tab. The ear tab looks very similar to those on a BG x GSF cross. Maybe this an orange-spotted sunfish x green sunfish hybrid? I would sure like to see a whole picture of the fish that includes all of the fins.

Beautiful fish regardless.

Comment by Greg McWilliams on June 12, 2010 at 3:45am

He is a beautiful fish!!!! He might just be blue cause he just had his lip pierced!!
:-)

Comment by Bruce Condello on June 11, 2010 at 3:32pm

Interesting theory, Steve.

Comment by Alex G. on June 11, 2010 at 3:22pm

That is beautiful!

Comment by Steve Brinkerhoff on June 11, 2010 at 3:07pm

Or maybe an orange spotted sunfish x pumkinseed cross?

Comment by Bruce Condello on June 9, 2010 at 9:11pm

Looks like a straight pumpkinseed with a chromatophore issue.