Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
The pumpkinseed, also referred to as sun perch, pond perch, common sunfish, punkie, sunfish, sunny, and kivver, is a small to medium–sized freshwater fish of the genus Lepomis, from the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) in the order Centrarchiformes. It is endemic to eastern North America.
- Scientific name
- Lepomis gibbosus
- Family
- Centrarchidae
- IUCN status
- LC