The Hybrid Sunfish

The Specified Pairing

The scientific label combines Lepomis cyanellus with Lepomis macrochirus. Published work includes female Green Sunfish crossed with male Bluegill. That recorded direction should remain with the study rather than being assumed for every fish described only by the two species names.

Growth Research

Researchers have examined these hybrids under different feeding and stocking conditions. Growth observed within an experiment depends on its fish, duration and management. It is evidence about that experiment, not a promise that every pond fish will grow at the same rate or reach the same size.

Interpreting a Catch

A useful hybrid record includes its origin, evidence for the parent species and separately measured length and weight. Neither parent’s maximum is a substitute for a hybrid maximum. Reproductive ability and sex ratio likewise require evidence for the particular cross and population.

All Lakes With Hybrid Sunfish

Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Hybrid Sunfish records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.

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• Armour Kids Fishing Pond Douglas, SD
• Bierman Pit Spink, SD
• Birdwood Lake Lincoln, NE
• Byre Lake Lyman, SD
• Chadron State Park Pond Dawes, NE
• Curtis Golf Course Pond Frontier, NE
• Dog Ear Lake Tripp, SD
• East Gothenburg WMA Dawson, NE
• Herman Slough Lake, SD
• Hwy 81 West Kingsbury, SD
• Interstate Urban Fishing Pond Brookings, SD
• Lake Alice Deuel, SD
• Lake Alvin Lincoln, SD
• Lake Halleck Sarpy, NE
• Lake Henry Bon Homme, SD
• Lake Menno Hutchinson, SD
• Lake Mitchell Davison, SD
• Lake Wagner Charles Mix, SD
• Marindahl Lake Yankton, SD
• Mikkelson Pond Hughes, SD
• Oxford City Lake Furnas, NE
• Swan Lake Turner, SD
• Tripp Lake Hutchinson, SD
• Twin Spink, SD