Bluegill
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| phylum | Chordata | The bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes. Lepomis, in Greek, means "scaled gill cover" and macrochirus means large hand, which may be a reference to its body shape. A defining characteristic of the bluegill is the bright blue edging visible on its gill rakers.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Perciformes | |
| family | Centrarchidae | |
| genus | Lepomis | |
| species | L. macrochirus |
