Green Sunfish 
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Average Weight/Length
Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 960.00 g; max. reported age: 9 years
Location Habitat
Adults inhabit quiet pools and backwaters of sluggish streams, lakes and ponds. Often near vegetation. Juveniles feed on immature insects and microcrustaceans. Nest spawner
Geographic Species Map (Fishbase.org Map)
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Summary of Distribution: North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from New York in USA and from Ontario in Canada to Minnesota and south Dakota, USA, and south to the Gulf of Mexico; from Escambia River in Florida, and Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas, USA. Also northern Mexico. Introduced into Hawaiian freshwater lakes. |
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Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org) |
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