Sunfish identification

[Tony Livingston]

As time permits, I will post some links here to sites or threads with pertinent information about our favorite fishes. Sometimes it's helpful to have an area that addresses some commonly asked questions.

Sunfish identification: #1..... http://www.tnfish.org/FishIdentificationID_TWRA/TWRA_Sunfish_Identi...

Sunfish identification #2.....http://bio.slu.edu/mayden/sunfish/sun_key/1.html

[John Sheehan]

Thanks Tony .Hmmm very timely! :)

[John Sheehan]

It'd be great if folks would tag there pics: http://bigbluegill.com/photo/photo/search?q=Pumpkinseeds I love seeing photos of the different Sunfish species .All species for that matter!

[Tony Livingston]

Bluegill sex ed......telling the boys from the girls, courtesy of our own Dr. Condello!  Look through the entire thread, lots of good info.......http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=...

[John Sheehan]

Wow ,  a "sneaker" or "cuckholder". Great link! Nature is deceptive sometimes

when it has to survive!

[Tony Livingston]

Bluegill species and subspecies......http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=...

[Jacob Hill]

Longear or Pumpkinseed? John notified me that it looked to be a longear, and I just want to double check that it is such

[Tony Livingston]

Looks to be a longear. One of the most colorful fish I know of.

[Jacob Hill]

tony and jim, thanks for the clarification. i believe they're endangered in the state i'm in but i could be mistaken

[Jim Gronaw]

That's a longear...pumpkinseeds have the crescent on the gill flap/ They are stunning!

[dick tabbert]

Good stuff Tony

[Leo Nguyen]

Nice info Tony. It's in my Fish ID folder now.

[John Sheehan]

I have pics of two big "Female" Gills one 8 and 1/2 and the other 9 and 1/2 that I'm thinking may be Cuckholders.