/perciformes/centrarchidae/lepomis/cyanellus/1.jpg "Lepomis cyanellus")
Subadult Female
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| Scientific Name | Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 |
| Common Names | Green Sunfish Gruener Sonnenbarsch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Ohio River, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | ? cyannelus, Apomotis cyanellus, Apomotis phenax, Bryttus mineopas, Bryttus signifer, Calliurus diaphanus, Calliurus formosus, Calliurus microps, Calliurus murinus, Chaenobryttus cyanellus, Icthelis melanops, Icthelus cyanella, Lepidomus cyannelus, Lepiopomus ischyrus, Lepomis euryorus, Lepomotis nephelus, Lepomus cyanellus, Pomotis longulus, Pomotis pallidus, Telipomis cyannelus |
| Pronunciation | leh poe miss. - sigh an elle us. |
| Etymology | Lepomis is from Greek, lepis meaning scaled and poma meaning gill cover or operculum. From the Greek kuanos, meaning dark blue. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 310mm or 12.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Adult males are larger and have more vivid and darker colors than females. |
| General Remarks | The green sunfish is said to have polarization sensitive vision not found in humans and other vertebrates mostly which helps in enhancement of visibility of target objects in scattering media, using a method called polarization difference imaging. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from New York in USA and from Ontario in Canada to Minnesota and south Dakota, USA, and south to the Gulf of Mexico; from Escambia River in Florida, and Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas, USA. Also northern Mexico. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Temperature | 18.0-24.5°C or 64.4-76.1°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Can withstand water temperatures well above and below the ideal range given for short periods of time. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivorous with stronger carnivorous tendencies. Feed cichlid pellets, high quality flake, brine shrimp, bloodworms. User data. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Other decently sized North American native fish such other Lepomis Sunfish (ex. Bluegills, Pumpkinseeds, etc.), Black and White Crappies, Yellow Perch, Large Minnows, Bullhead Catfish, and Channel Catfish. |
| Breeding | In nature, once water temperatures rise to 70-75°F (normally spring) males will excavate nests in the substrate. Multiple females will them spawn with one male. The male will then be the sole protector and caretaker of the eggs and the fry until the fry are a few weeks old. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 88, pp 420. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:38) |