Bluegill
The bluegill can be identified by its mainly olive green color with a yellowish underneath. The names comes from the iridescent purple and blue region on the gill and cheek of the fish. The bluegill grows to an overall length of approximately 16 inches, and can weigh up to five pounds. They live in lakes and slow-moving, rocky streams, and can often be found in deep beds of weeds. Bluegill primarily eat invertebrates such as snails, worms, shrimp, crickets, aquatic insects, small crayfish, and zoo plankton. They stay hidden during the day and move to shallow water to spend the night. They are most active at dawn and are attracted to light and will often come to lights on docks at night to feed on insects.
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