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Pumpkinseed Sunfish(Male)-Pawleys Island, South Carolina

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    AMAZING!! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Zach Alley's profile
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      Thanks! This was a male guarding a nest so he was in full color. I used my seine to cover his nest while I photographed him, so nothing got to his offspring. I went back to the same spot the next day, and he was doing his thing like nothing happened Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        Awesome, and so responsible! Love it. Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    An exquisite fish in full and fine fettle and superb image Zach, wonderful to see. Posted 6 years ago
  4. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    From today's Facebook post:

    Isn’t this fish gorgeous!? Here’s what Zach Alley wrote about it on the Midwest Biodiversity Institute’s website:

    “The Pumpkinseed Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae, and is a frequently encountered species in many of our survey sites around the Chicago area. These fish are wetland associated, so we most commonly see them around areas of low gradient with dense vegetation. Certain sections of streams like the Des Plaines River are great places to find these beauties! Fun fact: The Pumpkinseed Sunfish has a range that extends further North than any other species of Lepomis!”

    {Spotted in South Carolina, USA by JungleDragon user, Zach Alley}

    https://midwestbiodiversityinst.org/…/b…/pumpkinseed-sunfish     Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
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      Zach...did you write that post on their website? If yes, I'll credit it to you. The post said "by: Zach Alley", but I wasn't sure if they were referring to the photo or what was written as well. Posted 6 years ago
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        Zach Alley
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        Sorry I just saw this, I've been out in the field. Yes I wrote that as well! Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
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          No problem! I will update the post and credit you :). Posted 6 years ago

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The Pumpkinseed

The pumpkinseed sunfish is a freshwater fish of the sunfish family of order Perciformes. It is also referred to as "pond perch", "common sunfish", "punkys","sunfish" and "sunny".

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Similar species: Centrarchiformes
Species identified by Zach Alley
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By Zach Alley

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2019. Captured in 75 Berry Tree Dr, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, USA.
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