green sunfish

noun

: a sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) of the Great Lakes region and southwestward to the Rio Grande that is largely greenish above with a blue spot on many of the scales

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Rockin River Ranch State Park fishing Anglers can try their luck fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass, redeye, channel and flathead catfish, bluegill and green sunfish. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 The two often occur adjacently, but in terms of angler access, the green sunfish tends to spend more time deeper, while the bluegill may feed from inches of shoreline water out to deep weed beds in 12 feet or more. — David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024

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1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green sunfish was in 1887

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“Green sunfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20sunfish. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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