The bluegill is a deep-bodied freshwater sunfish native to lakes, ponds, and slow streams east of the Rocky Mountains, recognizable by its blue and purple face, a dark ear-shaped flap on each gill cover, olive side bars, and an orange to yellow belly. It typically grows to 10 to 30 centimeters, feeding on aquatic insect larvae, zooplankton, small fish, and vegetation. Introduced widely for sport fishing, it has become an invasive nuisance in parts of Asia and elsewhere outside its native range, even as it remains a popular panfish and the state fish of Illinois.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bluegill
diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
They are omnivorous and will consume anything they can fit in their mouth, but mostly feed on small aquatic insects and baitfishes.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rocky Mountains.
system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
Introduced widely for sport fishing, it has become an invasive nuisance in parts of Asia and elsewhere outside its native range, even as it remains a popular panfish and the state fish of Illinois.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source2. Bluegill (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1148148 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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