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Bluegill

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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.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Omnivore 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 1

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 2

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Lepomis macrochirus 2

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Bluegill (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Wikipedia: Bluegill

In Ecosystem

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lepomis macrochirus (Animal Diversity Web)

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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.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "eferred 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, ri..."

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2. Bluegill (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q1148148 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Lepomis, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q251730 (Lepomis)

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Lepomis macrochirus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lepomis macrochirus (Animal Diversity Web)

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Ecosystem: Great Lakes, Geographic Range
Lawrence, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River systems.

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