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Definition of Lepomis gibbosus

Lepomis gibbosus
Sunfish Sun"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail. (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachid[ae]. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L. pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the species are called also pondfish. (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner. (d) The opah. (e) The basking, or liver, shark. (f) Any large jellyfish.
Lepomis gibbosus
Pondfish Pond"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchid[ae]; -- called also pond perch, and sunfish. Note: The common pondfish of New England (Lepomis gibbosus) is called also bream, pumpkin seed, and sunny. See Sunfish. The long-eared pondfish (Lepomis auritus) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap.

Meaning of Lepomis gibbosus from wikipedia

- include:[citation needed] Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus (greengill sunfish) Lepomis macrochirus x microlophus (gillcracker) Lepomis cyanellus x gibbosus (pumpgreen...
- The pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), also referred to as sun perch, pond perch, common sunfish, punkie, sunfish, sunny, and kivver, is a small to medium–sized...
- groups based on the two most common genera (Micropterus and Lepomis). Species in the genera Lepomis are defined by a deep or more round body shape, smaller...
- Subfamily Lepominae Genus Lepomis Greengill sunfish, a hybrid between a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). Pumpkinseed...
- The pumpkinseed x bluegill sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus x macrochirus), sometimes colloquially referred to as hybrid sunfish or pumpkingill,[citation needed]...
- and the introduction of non-native species such as the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and the Wels catfish (Silurus glanis). Luciobarbus bocagei, a more...
- The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, as is common in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North...
- sunfish (Lepomis auritus) Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) Pumpkingill (Lepomis gibbosus x macrochirus) Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)...
- (Neovison vison), small balsam (Impatiens parviflora), or the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus). Since the introduction of the American mink, several species of water...
- hybrid Green sunfish* (Lepomis cyanellus) Bluegill* (Lepomis macrochirus) Pumpkinseed* (Lepomis gibbosus) Warmouth* (Lepomis gulosus) Smallmouth b*****...