Bluegill: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bluegill lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepomis macrochirus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Centrarchiformes
Family	Centrarchidae

Where does the bluegill live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bluegill in 4 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and North America. In South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bluegill endangered?

The bluegill’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bluegill?

The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Centrarchiformes and the family Centrarchidae, genus Lepomis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bluegill

The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rocky Mountains. It is from the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, crappies and black basses) in the order Centrarchiformes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bluegill (revision 1380830194), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1148148 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).