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blue gill

Lepomis macrochirus

Photo by marko weisner
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Field Notes

Description:

3 inches long. Slightly blue and dark blue. Big eyes for size of body. Small mouth. Sharp upper fins. Caught in cast net

Habitat:

Lake on bluffton high school campus. Swimming around in very thick grass in the lake. Caught in cast net

Reference Links:

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/fish/pdf/FreshwaterFishPocketGuide.pdf

Species ID Suggestions

bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

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Bluffton S.O.I.L. Project
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PublishedOctober 9, 2014

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