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 B 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 B 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 B 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.