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Description:
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Size,
usually 4 - 9 in., rarely to 11 in.; rod and reel record, 4.75 lb.
Back olive with blue and orange on sides; mouth small and rarely
reaching front edge of eye; 2 bluish bars extend back from mouth and
chin; dusky spot on last three dorsal rays. |
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Habitat:
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Warm,
weedy waters of bays, ponds, and lakes. |
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Food:
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Insects,
smaller fishes, and crayfish. |
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Range:
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Drainages
of Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Gulf coast, and Atlantic coast,
north to New Jersey. |
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Bluegill
Lepomis
macrochirus
USFWS / Duane Raver
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