#2109 · 🐟 fish

Pumpkinseed

🇳🇱 Zonnebaars ·Lepomis gibbosus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

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what is it?

The pumpkinseed ( Lepomis gibbosus ) is a North American freshwater fish of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is also referred to as pond perch , common sunfish , punkys , sunfish , sunny , and kivver .

base stats

NL sightings 30iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 21,108iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 30 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #38 most seen of the fish in NL.
21,108 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.