Definition of Lepomis macrochirus

1. Noun. Important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States.

Exact synonyms: Bluegill
Generic synonyms: Bream, Freshwater Bream
Group relationships: Genus Lepomis, Lepomis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepomis Macrochirus

Lepiota clypeolaria
Lepiota morgani
Lepiota naucina
Lepiota procera
Lepiota rhacodes
Lepiota rubrotincta
Lepiotaceae
Lepisma saccharina
Lepismatidae
Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus osseus
Lepista irina
Lepomis
Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis macrochirus (current term)
Lepomis punctatus
Lepontic
Lepore haemoglobin
Leporidae
Leptarrhena
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
Leptinotarsa
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylus
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Leptoglossus
Leptolithic

Literary usage of Lepomis macrochirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque Bluegill TYPE LOCALITY: "Ohio River" (Rafinesque 1819. J. Physique 88:417-29). SYSTEMATICS: Three subspecies are recognized. ..."

2. Warmwater Fisheries: Symposium I (1991) edited by James L. Cooper, R. H. Hamre (1999)
"In southern and midwestern states, largemouth bass were commonly stocked with bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus), while in northern states the bluegill was ..."

3. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"In the Ohio Valley, and southwestward to Kentucky and Arkansas, is another small sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) reaching a length of 4 or 5 inches. ..."

4. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"... easily distinguish it in connection with the long gill-rakers. It is of little value as food from its small size. 120. Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque. ..."

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