TN00206 BLUEGILL LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS
| Species ID | TN00206 |
| Name | BLUEGILL |
| Other Common Names | |
| Category | 01 Fish |
| Elcode | |
| Phylum | CHORDATA |
| Subphylum | |
| Class | OSTEICHTHYES |
| Subclass | |
| Suborder | |
| Order | PERCIFORMES |
| Family | CENTRARCHIDAE |
| Genus | LEPOMIS |
| Species | MACROCHIRUS |
| Subspecies | |
| Authority | RAFINESQUE |
| Scientific Name | LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS |
Comments
This species hybridizes readily with other sunfishes *835*. There are 3 subspecies, represented on the Atlantic slope by L. m. purpurescens *816*. Other names include bream, perch and blue sunfish *812*.