Can anyone identify this sunfish?

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i came across a picture of this fish on a local fishing forum and can't identify it. I have heard this Site a good source of information and wanted to know if anyone knows what kind of sunfish this is and where i could get one. Anyone have any ideas, i was thinking a possible hybrid?

mystery sunfish.jpg
 
jag123

jag123

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I want to say
Pumpkinseed Sunfish



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thats a posibitty, but i would think that would be shaped like a bluegill/green hybrid... this is shaped more like a green, warmouth or longear. maybe its a variation of one of those. I know warmouth are found in a few places in ca so i guess thats possible, but i have never heard of longears in ca tho
 
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Its a hybrid for sure, as to what kind... I would say green/pumpkin as it has the colors of a pumpkin with the yellow fin edges and head of a green.
 
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The head and body shape and facial pattern are very warmouth-like; I'd guess that's a component.
 
jag123

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Native Breeder;4548129; said:
Its forsure not a pumpkinseed as i have caught many of those and this fish seens to be the wrong shape
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The body shape certainly made me hesitate in labeling it - but worth a shot.

Hybrid seems to be the most likely explanation.
 
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The body is too deep, the dorsal too high, and the pectoral too long and pointed to be pure green, though there certainly could be some green in there.
 
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