Fish By: RaeAnn, Amber, and Amanda Bluegill Scientific Name

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Fish

• By RaeAnn, Amber, and Amanda

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Bluegill

• Scientific Name Lepomis macrochirus
• Food Water and land insecets
• Habitat Freshwater

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Bluegill

• Grows to a maximum of 16 inches
• Schooling fish of 20 - 30
• Spawn in June

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Redear

• Scientific Name Lepomis microlophus
• Food Snails
• Habitat Freshwater

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Redear

• Maximum length is 43.2 cm
• Dark colored dorsally and yellow-green ventrally
• Males have cherry red edge on its operculum (flap
  that protects the gills)

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Largemouth Bass

• Scientific Name Micropterus salmoides
• Food Crawfish and Crawdads
• Habitats Freshwater

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Largemouth Bass

• Weighs 1 - 3 lbs
• Maximum length is 38 inches
• Can live up to 23 years

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Smallmouth Bass

• Scientific Name Micropterus dolomieu
• Food Crawfish and Crawdads
• Habitat Freshwater

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Smallmouth Bass

• Females can lay up to 21,000,000 eggs
• Green with dark vertical bands
• 13 15 soft rays in dorsal fin

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White Crappie

• Scientific Name Pomoxis annularis
• Food Fish, insects, snails
• Habitat Freshwater

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White Crappie

• Maximum length is 13 inches
• They have 6 spines on the dorsal fin
• They spawn in spring

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Black Crappie

• Scientific Name Pomoxis nigromaculatus
• Food Fish, insects, snails
• Habitat Freshwater

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Black Crappie

• They spawn in May or June
• The female can lay up to 60,000 eggs
• They grow 2-3 inches long their first year

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Spotted Bass

• Scientific Name Micropterus punctulatus
• Food Crawfish and crawdads
• Habitat Freshwater

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Spotted Bass

• Females can lay up to 47,000 eggs
• They spawn in water temperatures of 57-74 F
• Spawn from ages 3-4

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Blue Catfish

• Scientific Name Ictalurus furcatus
• Food Insects, Crawfish, mollusks
• Habitat Freshwater and Brackish water

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Blue Catfish

• Maximum length is 24 inches
• Usually weigh 20-40 lbs
• They spawn in late spring or early summer

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Channel Catfish

• Scientific Name Ictalurus punctatus
• Food Insects, crayfish, mollusks
• Habitat Freshwater and brackish water

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Channel Catfish

• Spawn in last spring or early summer
• Most mature by the time they reach 12 inches in
  length
• They have 24 29 rays in the anal fin

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Saugeye

• Scientific Name Stizostedion vitreum
• Food Gizzard Shad
• Habitat Freshwater

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Saugeye

• Maximum length is 16 inches
• Cross between female walleye and male sauger,
  produced in hatcheries. Not fertile.
• They congregate on the bottoms, sandbars, or near
  ledges and drop-offs

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Sauger

• Scientific Name Sander canadensis
• Food Zooplankton
• Habitat Freshwater

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Sauger

• They weigh .75 to 1 lb
• Spawn in spring
• Is a close relative to the walleye

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Walleye

• Scientific Name Sander vitreus
• Food Zooplankton
• Habitat Freshwater

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Walleye

• Spawn in April and May
• They grow up to 30 inches in length
• They weigh up to 15 lbs

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Carp

• Scientific Name Cyprinus carpio
• Food Live plant matter
• Habitat Freshwater

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Carp

• They are 15-22 inches in length
• They can weigh up to 7 lbs
• Spawns in spring

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White Perch

• Scientific Name Morone americana
• Food Water insects
• Habitat Freshwater

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White Perch

• They can be 5-7 inches long
• Average weight in 8 ounces
• A common name is White Perch

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Striped Bass

• Scientific Name Morone saxatilis
• Food Crawfish and Crawdads
• Habitat Freshwater and saltwater

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Striped Bass

• They can weigh up to 100 lbs
• Can grow up to 5 feet in length
• They have 7 to 8 stripes on their sides

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Hybrid Striped Bass

• Scientific Name Micropterus punctulatus
• Food Crawfish and crawdads
• Habitat Freshwater, saltwater, and brackish water

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Hybrid Striped Bass

• Cross between the striped bass and white bass
• They spawn in rocky areas
• Unlike some hybrids, this one is fertile and
  spawns in spring.