Members CaptainNemo68 Posted June 1, 2014 Members Share Posted June 1, 2014 Hi again everyone, caught a few Sunfish in which I am not sure what species they are. The first one looks like it might be a Redbreast/Bluegill hybrid and the second one looks almost like a Longear, but also looks weird. The range of the Longear does not extend this far east (supposedly). What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I'm not sure what they are, but they both look the same to me and lack the coloring of the longear. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew03cmc Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Bluegill/pumpkinseed perhaps. Maybe just a gill/longear. I'm not sure where redbreasts live in Missouri, but that fish lacks the mouth of the redbreast sunfish. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moguy1973 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Bluegill/pumpkin seed hybrid looks like to me. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Probably just bluegills showing a local pattern. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old plug Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 The upper one is a male bluegill in spawing color and the lower one is a female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Longear sunfish. Probably brighter when you first caught them. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motroutbum Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Its a hybrid bluegill. Could be bluegill x longear or bluegill x green sunfish. There are two types of people. Those who dream dreams and wish, then there are the do'ers. I am a do'er! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Am I right in that you're in Virginia? If so, I'd say they are bluegill/pumpkinseed hybrids. As you say, longears don't range that far to the east, and neither do green sunfish. Besides, I've never seen longears cross with any other species, and green sunfish/bluegill hybrids always seem to have larger mouths than typical bluegill. No other species of sunfish has a color pattern that closely resembles that of your fish, while pumpkinseed have that pattern of blue markings on the cheeks and the general color pattern on the sides of your fish. The ear flaps, however, are very bluegill like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/longear-sunfish Ear flap gives it away. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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