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Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Sunfishes (Centrarchidae)
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ID Feature 1: Side View
ID Feature 2: Side View
ID Feature 3: Mouth
ID Feature 4: Head
ID Feature 5: Pectoral Fin
ID Feature 6: Gill Rakers
The sides and the dorsal fin are mottled/spotted, there are 36-40 lateral line scales, there are 3 anal spines.
Notice the mottled sides with faint vertical bars and dark opercular flap with the light reddish margin.
Close-up mouth: There is a tooth patch in middle of the tongue.
Close-up head: Notice the large mouth and the dark opercular flap with a light margin.
Close-up pectoral fin: Notice the moderately long rounded pectoral fin.
There are 9-12 moderately long and thin primary gill rakers on the 1st arch.
