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Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), family Centrarchidae, order Centrarchiformes, native to eastern and central U.S. and Canada
photograph by Billy Bensted-Smith
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Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), family Centrarchidae, order Centrarchiformes, native to eastern and central U.S. and Canada
photograph by Billy Bensted-Smith
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Centrarchidae (Freshwater Sunfishes) Family
Photograph taken on May 7, 2026, at Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
Lepomis Bracket
Battle of the TRUE Sunfish
Orange Spot Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) ^
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) ^
Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) ^
Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) ^
Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) ^
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) ^
Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) ^
They are all great fish but which one is the BEST fish? Vote now on your phones!
Best TRUE Sunfish?
Orange Spot Sunfish
Bluegill
Warmouth
Longear Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
Green Sunfish
Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), family Centrarchidae, order Centrarchiformes, Souteastern U.S.
photograph by Andrew Zimmerman
Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), family Centrarchidae, order Perciformes, southwestern Missouri, USA
photograph by Isaac Szabo
Spotted Sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, family Centrarchidae, nests on a bed of fossilized snail shells in a Florida spring, USA.
photograph by Isaac Szabo
Longear Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis, family Centrarchidae, southeastern, USA.
photograph by Isaac Szabo
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Centrarchidae (Freshwater Sunfishes)
Photographs taken on August 7, 2021, at Parry Sound District, Ontario.