Freshwater
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 41 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,566 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Canada, Mexico, and United States.
Introduced to Congo - Brazzaville, Cuba, El Salvador, Eswatini, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malawi, and 11 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults are found frequently in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and sluggish streams; occur primarily in reservoirs in Hawaii; preferably live in deep weed beds. Active mainly during dusk and dawn. They feed upon snails, small crayfish, insects, worms and small minnows. Young feed on crustaceans, insects and worms.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Lepomis macrochira
- Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Lepomis macrochirus purpurescens
- Lepomis purpurescens
In other languages
- Blågjellet solabbor
- Blågälad solabborre
- Blågællet solaborre
- Isoaurinkoahven
- Bluegill sunfish, Sunfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to set up a North American aquarium5 min read
Streams and ponds in North America are often cool. How to set up an aquarium without a heater, with pygmy sunfish, shiners and darters.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.