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bluegill: see sunfish sunfish, common name for members of the family Centrachidae, comprising numerous species of spiny-finned, freshwater fishes with deep, laterally flattened bodies found in temperate North America. ..... Click the link for more information. . bluegillPopular game fish (Lepomis macrochirus) and one of the best-known sunfishes throughout its original range, the freshwater habitats of the central and southern U.S. It has been introduced throughout the western U.S. and in other parts of the world. Bluegills are usually bluish or greenish and have a characteristic dark flap at the rear of the gill cover. Among the smallest of the food and game fishes, they normally are only 6–9 in. (15–23 cm) long and weigh less than 0.5 lbs (0.25 kg). Bluegills are known as highly spirited fighters on the end of a fishing line. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He also offers freshwater fishing trips, traveling miles up the Apalachicola River, located just west of Carrabelle, to fish for bass, bluegill and crappie. The reefs are considered prime fishing spots for crappie, bass, bluegill and catfish. Plasma from vitellogenic female longear sunfish diluted in parallel with the purified bluegill VTG standard curve. |
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