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Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
31 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
BluegillLepomis macrochirus
Green SunfishLepomis cyanellus
Redear SunfishLepomis microlophus
Northern SunfishLepomis peltastes
Redbreast SunfishLepomis auritus
Longear SunfishLepomis megalotis
WarmouthLepomis gulosus
Rock BassAmbloplites rupestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 94,005 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 19,125 |
| Minnesota | 13,916 |
| Alaska | 7,440 |
| Canada | 5,548 |
| Ontario | 3,410 |
| West Virginia | 2,559 |
| Virginia | 1,904 |
| Delaware | 1,371 |
| New York | 1,213 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Freshwater Sunfishes, Grunters, and Allies · Centrarchiformes |
| Family | Freshwater Sunfishes · Centrarchidae |
| Genus | Common Sunfishes · Lepomis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pumpkinseed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.