Bluegill
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The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes known as "bream", "brim", "sunny", "copper nose" or "perch" as is common in Texas,[3] is a species of freshwater fish of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish) from the order Perciformes. They are found in North America and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rockies.
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Bluegill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Centrarchidae |
Genus: | Lepomis |
Species: | L. macrochirus |
Binomial name | |
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1810 | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Lepomis purpurescens Cope, 1870 |
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