Based on what? I hope you dont use the colors to ID this sunfish because this is not orange spotted sunfish.notho2000;4582422; said:
Can anyone identify this sunfish?
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I know this is an old thread, but I just noticed your comments. I keep these sunfish along with several other species. Sorry gentlemen, I disagree with you (and your "lol" is offensive). It is a Lepomis humilis female (Orangespotted sunfish). Here is the original pic from the OP. Here's an Orange spotted sunfish (male) from the Maumee River. They're pretty much identical except for the shorter gill plate on the female.
Notho2000, that is because this isn't orangespotted sunfish at all. Females of orangespotted sunfish are super duller and silvery than the fish in question and the fish in question lacks of white edge on the gill where both sexes of orangespotted sunfish have. Not mentioned that the fish in question has quite large mouth that is way past the eye where the mouth of orangespotted sunfish barely past the eye. Also the fish in question have mottles on anal & dorsal fin where orangespotted sunfish do not have. The fish in question has more round caudal fin suggest that it is part green sunfish where the orangespotted sunfish's caudal fin is less round.
This is hybrid sunfish, most likely green hybrid.
This is hybrid sunfish, most likely green hybrid.
You're making a strong case for it not being one. You obviously know what your talking about. Thanks for your reply. I'll think I'll rethink.
I know this thread is a few months old but i fish at this small pond not far from my house here in gloucester VA and its loaded with these hybrids. Ive been fishing there for a few years and most of the time im strictly fishing for sunnies. Ive fished around the entire pond and the only sunfish that ive pulled out are tons of greensunfish, redears,bluegil and these hybrids.. No pumpkinseeds, its not imposible that i just havent caught any yet but like i said i fished this pond for years. The small hybrids look identical to the one posted but the bigger more mature ones have a longer spot on there gil plate, Almost like a redbreasted sunnie does. And ive tried them in my native tank and they are very VERY aggresive/territorial. Its forsure part greensunfish but i really dont think the other half is pumpkinseed..
