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Green sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
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Photo credit: William Pflieger
Life history and habitat requirements:
The green sunfish (5.9-12.2 inches) is an introduced species that
prefers streams. It can tolerate greater turbidity than many other
sunfishes. They feed primarily on insects but they will also eat
crustaceans, fish eggs, very small fish and algae. Green sunfish spawn
in the spring and summer. The green sunfish construct nests like the
other sunfishes (i.e. the pumpkinseed, redbreast sunfish and bluegill),
but the nests are isolated or occur in smaller groups, and are usually
located in pools or along stream banks.
Total length:
4 - 6 inches
Pollution tolerance (US EPA): Tolerant
Classification:
Macrohabitat generalist
Number of fish found during 1954 &
2001 fish surveys:*
| Location |
No. of Fish 1954 |
No. of Fish 2001 |
| North Brook |
7 |
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| Total |
7 |
0 |
*Sources:
Schlotterbeck, L.C. and W.A. Tompkins, 1954. "A
Fisheries Investigation of the Merrimack and Ipswich River Drainages."
Bureau of Wildlife Research and Management, Massachusetts Division
of Fisheries and Game.
DFW, 2001. Assabet Watershed Fish Survey. MA Department of Fisheries
and Wildlife, Westborough, MA.
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