Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)


Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Lepomis
Species: L. gibbosus

Pumpkinseeds may be identified by the orange or red spot on the ear flap and the orange cheeks with wavy blue or turquoise stripes. Color is exceedingly brilliant and somewhat variable; olive to brassy green above, the back finely dusted with gold or emerald.

Source: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fishing Spots
Name Location
Roberts Creek Eureka, NV
Rose Creek Hawthorne, NV
Rough Creek Lyon County, NV
Ruby Lake NWR Elko, NV
Rye Patch Reservoir Lovelock, NV
Sacramento Pass Pond Ely, NV
Salmon Falls Creek Jackpot, NV
San Juan Creek Austin, NV
Seemand Pond Minden, NV
Sheep Creek Reservoir Owyhee, NV
Silver Creek Reservoir Baker, NV
Silver Peak Pond Nivloc, NV
Sonoma Creek Winnemucca, NV
South Fork Reservoir Elko, NV
Sparks Marina Park Pond Sparks, NV
Spooner Lake Glenbrook, NV
Sportsmans Park Pond Tonopah, NV
Squaw Creek Reservoir Gerlach, NV
Star Creek Mill City, NV
Steptoe Creek McGill, NV
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