Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819    Synonyms: Bull Gill, Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Perciformes   >   Family Centrarchidae   >   Genus Lepomis   

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Documented hybrids include See Pumpkinseed x Bluegill hybrid and Greengill Sunfish (Bluegill x Green Sunfish).

There are 1,313 records in the project database.

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A Bluegill at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

An adult male Bluegill found as part of the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013). A new record for Chino Farms and Queen Anne's Co. in Maryland Biodiversity Project. Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

An female Bluegill with roe found as part of the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Bluegill in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2012). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Bluegill in Howard Co., Maryland (7/8/2012). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Bluegill caught in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/14/2010). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Bluegill in Carroll Co., Maryland (10/13/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Bluegill in Carroll Co., Maryland (10/13/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Bluegill in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A young Bluegill caught in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Bluegill in Carroll Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Bluegill in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A juvenile Bluegill caught in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/13/2011). Photo by Lee Weigt. (MBP list)

A Bluegill in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Bluegill in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jayce-the-creature-creator, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jayce-the-creature-creator via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Bluegill caught in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/26/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Bluegill nests in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Bluegill in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

A Bluegill spawning bed in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Bluegill spawning beds in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2011). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

A Bluegill in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/11/2018). Notice the leeches infecting the juvenile Bluegill. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Bluegill falls prey to a Great Blue Heron in Charles Co., Maryland (11/17/2016). Photo by William Wise. (MBP list)

A Bluegill falls prey to a Great Blue Heron in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/2/2014). Photo by Bonnie Bell. (MBP list)

Bluegill in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2020). (c) jayce-the-creature-creator, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jayce-the-creature-creator via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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