TX Fish Finder - Green Sunfish Details

Name:

Green Sunfish

Water Type:

freshwater

Latin Name:

Lepomis cyanellus

Common Names:

sunny, rubber tail, mud bass, black perch, perch, green perch, and slicks

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World Record:

2lbs 7oz

Description:

The green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is native to a wide area of North America east of the Rocky Mountains, from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to the Gulf Coast in the United States and northern Mexico.
Green Sunfish are found in many waters and uptain a yellowish color, though can be a blueish black. can be anywhere from 3 to 12 inches some are very large.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_sunfish

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Last comment was on 08/08/11 08:08 PM by shawn123

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Green Sunfish Added by jsguitar # of Comments: 1		Green Sunny This fish is about 6" long and I caught it in my pond Added by shawn123
green sunfish feisty! caught on a bucktail jig. Added by noctoural88

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timmeh on 09/04/11 11:06 AM