Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
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About Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Ray-finned Fish
- Order: Bonito
- Family: Centrarchidae
The bluegill, sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rocky Mountains. It is the type species of the genus Lepomis, from the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes.
Source: Wikipedia