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We have had some discussions on the board about the differences between various species of "sunfish". Thought I would share this article from Outdoor Life that pictorially helps explain those differences.
Just for the record, the primary sunfish species we have in Utah is the bluegill. But there are also quite a few green sunfish in some waters. Only rarely will someone catch a "pumpkinseed" or even rarer a redear sunfish. None of these are native to Utah and some occur only as accidental or illegal transplants.
The article also mentions the Sacramento perch as being a sunfish...the only member of its genus. And those seem to only be found in Garrison Reservoir in far western Utah...no longer in great numbers.
We have had some discussions on the board about the differences between various species of "sunfish". Thought I would share this article from Outdoor Life that pictorially helps explain those differences.
Just for the record, the primary sunfish species we have in Utah is the bluegill. But there are also quite a few green sunfish in some waters. Only rarely will someone catch a "pumpkinseed" or even rarer a redear sunfish. None of these are native to Utah and some occur only as accidental or illegal transplants.
The article also mentions the Sacramento perch as being a sunfish...the only member of its genus. And those seem to only be found in Garrison Reservoir in far western Utah...no longer in great numbers.