DM_8inHybrid2_4-29-09

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Comment by John Sheehan on May 16, 2009 at 7:20am

The pictures are vague on this site but heres the NJ Sunfish/Bluegill ID link.Checkout the small Bluespotted Sunfish How cool is that! http://members.tripod.com/~jcianci/sunfish.html

Comment by John Sheehan on May 16, 2009 at 7:13am

Thanks for the great link!

Comment by IceWarriorGill on May 15, 2009 at 4:55pm

My guess is it's a Female Hybrid from a Green Sunfish x Pumpkinseed Cross!!!!

Comment by David Merical on May 15, 2009 at 1:48pm

Shoot, my link didn't show up. Anyway, its:

http://www.tnfish.org/FishIdentificationID_TWRA/TWRA_Sunfish_Identi...

Comment by David Merical on May 15, 2009 at 1:48pm

Here's a link that shows good pictures of various sunfish.


While my fish looks fairly similar to the first pumpkinseed photo (which I'd be inclined to argue with their i.d. on that one...looks like a hybrid to me), none of these fish I've caught have the distinct red on the opercle.

You've got me wondering too, now, John. Maybe I'm misidentifying my fish? Maybe MuskieMod or others can weigh in? We generally have bluegills in the waters around here, and a few green sunfish. The fish I occasionally catch seem to be a hybrid between the two species. Or at least I've thought so.

Do Pumpkinseeds have small mouths like a bluegill, or a larger mouth like a green sunfish?

Comment by John Sheehan on May 15, 2009 at 1:14pm

RE or PS? I gotta know ...are they the same species different name?You got me going!!