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Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
28 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
Redbreast SunfishLepomis auritus
PumpkinseedLepomis gibbosus
Plains Longear SunfishLepomis aquilensis
WarmouthLepomis gulosus
Redear SunfishLepomis microlophus
Longear SunfishLepomis megalotis
Gulf Longear SunfishLepomis solis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 89,628 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 8,503 |
| Ontario | 8,470 |
| Minnesota | 5,416 |
| Arizona | 5,202 |
| Texas | 3,648 |
| Michigan | 2,633 |
| North Carolina | 2,339 |
| New Mexico | 1,944 |
| Georgia | 1,934 |
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 Green Sunfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.