How to tell a green sunfish from a bluegill, coppernose, and hybrid

[10.5" RES Sharon]

Please send your instructions complete with pictures, and I will post here.

[10.5" RES Sharon]

So far, I haven't got any instructions on this. Can no one in bbg take this on?

[Vic Tankersley]

The green sunfish (lepomis cyanalius) does not have the red breast or the stripes found on the Bluegill ( lepomis macrochirus) but has features simular to a bass. Larger mouth, yellow tipped fins and broken lines. second pic shows the bluegill. The coppernose Bluegill,  is a florida strain of Bluegill (lepomis) which sports a copper band across it's nose in male specimens. The hybrid Bream is a cross between a male bluegill and a female green sunfish, result is a larger mouth, a chunkier body and may appear speckled or molted. third picture is of the hydrid