Iowa DNR
BioNet
River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

Hybrid: Green Sunfish X Bluegill Lepomis cyanellus X L. macrochirus

Family
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Tolerance
N/A
Trophic Class
N/A
Is Exotic to Iowa?
False
Is Lithophilous Spawner?
False
Is Hybrid?
True
State Listing Status
Not Listed
Assessment Program Statistics

This species was found at 58 bioassessment sites, 2 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 16 fisheries assessment sites, and 1 fisheries presence-only assessment site. In total, it was collected at 77 distinct sites, or 5.1% of the 1522 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 59th most commonly collected species.

The Hybrid: Green Sunfish X Bluegill was collected in 66 bioassessment sampling sessions and 17 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 2 rapid bioassessment sessions and 1 presence-only session.

The biological assessment program has collected a total of 289 individual Hybrid: Green Sunfish X Bluegill specimens, ranking it the #83 most collected fish.

Photo Stream

Photo by John Olson. Squaw Creek, Squaw Creek Park, Marion Iowa

Photo by John Olson. Squaw Creek, Squaw Creek Park, Marion Iowa

Photo by John Olson. Ditch at Aldo Leopold WMA, Bremer County Iowa.

Photo by John Olson. Ditch at Aldo Leopold WMA, Bremer County Iowa.

Species Distribution Maps

Taxonomic Distribution Through Time

Sampling Program
Bioassessment
FishNet
Rapid Bioassessment
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HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found

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