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Definition of Lepomis macrochirus
1. Noun. Important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States.
Generic synonyms: Bream, Freshwater Bream
Group relationships: Genus Lepomis, Lepomis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepomis Macrochirus
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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