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Pumpkinseed Sunfish

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Pumpkinseed - A North American Sunfish

Pumpkinseed are a common species of freshwater sunfish, known for being one of the most colorful freshwater fish of North America.

Pumpkinseed have a yellow, orange or reddish breast and belly. Their back and sides are brown to olive green, marked with orange, yellow, blue, and green spots. The array of colors are arranged in vertical bands and wavy stripes.

These sunfish are common in farm ponds, small lakes, creeks, and rivers.

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Pumpkinseed can be found in shallow areas with cool to warm water. They common in farm ponds, small lakes and weedy bays of larger bodies of fresh water. They are also found in upper reaches of creeks and rivers. They associate with cover such as aquatic vegetation or submerged brush and are seldom found in open water.

Groups of young pumpkinseed sunfish school close to shore, but adults tend to travel in groups of 2-4 in slightly deeper yet still covered waters. Pumpkinseed are active throughout the day, but they rest at night near the bottom or in protected areas in rocks or near submerged logs.

The fish sometimes show a preference for a home range. When fish are captured and moved to a different part of a pond or lake, a significant percentage of them will return to their original location.

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The sunfish family (Centrarchidae) includes the following species of sunfish - bluegill, longear, redear, redbreast, green, pumpkinseed. It also includes largemouth and smallmouth bass, shell crackers, black crappie, white crappie, rock bass, warmouth and other species.

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