Blue-spotted Sunfish
Enneacanthus gloriosus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 869
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The bluespotted sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus) is a species of fish in the family Centrarchidae, the sunfishes. It is native to the southeastern and eastern United States, its distribution extending as far north as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and far southern New York. It is native throughout most of its range, but some populations represent introductions, such as those in Lake Ontario and the upper Susquehanna River system. In many areas, this fish is sympatric with a closely related member of its genus, the banded sunfish (E. obesus). The two species are hard to tell apart. They are known to hybridize.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bluespotted sunfish”.