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 1513 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 58th 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 287 individual Hybrid: Green Sunfish X Bluegill specimens, ranking it the #83 most collected fish.

Species Distribution Maps

HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found