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Lepomis gibbosus

Invasive

Pumpkinseed

Pumpkinseed

Common Names

DESonnenbarsch

ENPumpkinseed

PT-BRPerca-sol

ROBluegill

ZH翻车鱼

Habitat

Warm, weedy waters; non-native (invasive).

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen

Maximum Size

25 cm

Minimum Catch Size

No minimum size

Closed Season

No closed season

Category

Common

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Population stable, no immediate threat.

Distinguishing Features

Deep, laterally compressed body, gill cover with black ear spot and red margin, colourful.