Centrarchidae

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Centrarchid Fish of North American Waters

• Blue
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rocky Mountains. It is from the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, crappies and black basses) in the order Centrarchiformes. Bluegills can grow up to 16 in (41 cm) long and about 4+1⁄2 lb (2.0 kg).