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Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)


Description: Pumpkinseed, better known as sunfish, has a flat, deep body with a greenish-olive back, orange-yellow sides with reddish blotches, wavy blue streaks on the cheeks, and a red spot on the gill flap.

Habitat: It likes shallow sheltered shorelines, and boat docks and bays with patches of weed and brush.