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PumkinseedSunfish Common Name:
Pumkinseed Sunfish
 
 
Scientific Name: Lepomis gibbosus

 

Length or Size: Usually 6 inches, but up to 9 inches.

 

Comment: A small, extremely colorful sunfish, probably the most beautiful of all sunfishes, and among the most beautiful of all US native fishes. Body golden brown; covered with iridescent blue-green irregular spots.