Bluegill Fish Lepomis macrochirus
The bluegill or bluegulli occurs naturally in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains from coastal Virginia to Florida, west to Texas and northern Mexico, and north from western Minnesota to western New York. The bluegill is noted for the darkened spot that it has on the posterior edge of the gills and base of the dorsal fin. They live in the shallow waters of many lakes and ponds, along with slow-moving areas of streams and small rivers. Young bluegills' diet consists of rotifers and water fleas. The adult diet consists of aquatic insect larvae (mayflies, caddisflies, dragonflies), but can also include crayfish, leeches, snails, and other small fish.
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Keywords: bluegill, fish, fishes, fishing, freshwater, lake, lepomis, macrochirus, river, vertebrate
