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A gorgeous Lepomis marginatus from Nacogdoches County, Texas. August 2025.
L. marginatus is quite similar to the L. aquilensis I've posted the last few days. L. marginatus is much smaller, with adults averaging around 4 inches or so. Additionally, the opercular flap of L. marginatus often has white or blue-green markings, while L. aquilensis have opercular flaps that are entirely black. L. marginatus is an eastern species that reaches the western extent of its range in eastern Texas.
Another build from 2019 that I never got around to posting. Largely influenced by starfighters from Fred and Tyler. Built to be a space ship, but the submarine styling is quite apparent – especially with the rather aquatic looking base below.
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Large acrylic 12" x 24" painting of spotted sunfisn Lepomis punctatus; Blacktail shiners Cyprinella venusta; and Bluntnose darters Etheostoma chlorosomum. July 2019
Explore - July 18, 2019
a look back to last summer. looking forward to returning to the adirondacks, now that travel restrictions are lifting!
lake george, ny
8/3/2019
Another Lepomis aquilensis, this one from a small, clear stream with a lignite coal bed at James's farm in Angelina County, Texas. September 2025.
Note the blackspot shiners (Notropis atrocaudalis) in the background. I don't know the reproductive ecology of N. atrocaudalis (or if it has been well studied), but many shiner species are nest associates, depositing eggs in or near a sunfish nest and benefiting from the protection that the male sunfish provide.
One last Lepomis miniatus for now. This individual looks quite different than the previous two I posted, however it can still be identified as L. miniatus by the blue on the underside of the eye and the rows of spots.
This will be my last fish image for a bit. I'll be taking a break from posting for a few days, and next week will be starting a different set...
Another Lepomis miniatus, this one from Nacogdoches County, Texas. This species can be quite variable in color and pattern, but can be easily identified by the bluish coloration on the lower part of the eye. The rows of square like spots on the body of the fish range from deep red to orange to nearly black. Some adults have such dark coloration that the spots can be difficult to see, but the blue on the eye is always present.
Donegal waters, Ireland benefit from the warm Gulf Stream and its summer visitors.
I was waiting to be picked up by the dive boat when this sunfish came up to the surface to have a look at me. My camera was tied up to the dive harness in preparation for pickup so was unable to prepare shots so by chance shot a few off without looing through viewfinder. never seen a sunfish before, but somebody spotted one on nearly every day of our week of diving. They are curious , but shy creatures and this fish didn't stay around for any length of time. They swim faster than any diver, so best techniques is to stay float around with minimum movement and let them come to you.
A large male Lepomis aquilensis from a sand-bottomed forest stream in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
In East Texas, mature male L. aquilensis often exhibit bright red coloration. I thought this male was particularly striking.
Lepomis cyanellus from Angelina County, Texas - September 2025.
Also known as the goggle-eye (a name it shares with the warmouth), L. cyanellus is another sunfish with a large mouth and relatively elongate body. Like the warmouth they are ambush predators that like to hang out in areas with cover like root balls and downed trees. They can be identified by the electric blue lines radiating from their jaw.
This lake sits up on a hill near the Delaware River with Pennsylvania on the other side of the river.
Three species of small Sunfishes native to S. United States. Enneacanthus obesus (upper right); E.gloriosus (upper left); E. chaetodon (bottom) In same order: Banded Pygmy Sunfish, Blue-Spotted Sunfish, and Black-Banded Sunfish. Acrylic on 11" x 8" mat board. Feb. 2019.
On a sunny day with no wind, you can see the sunfish swimming in the shallow creek.
Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)
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Just fiddlin around in the den. My version of tropical fish...from a pond right down the road. Infinitely more fun to watch.
One last Lepomis marginatus image (for now). This male was found in a springfed stream alongside a school of blacktail shiners (Cyprinella venusta) which are visible in the background. Jasper County, Texas. August 2025.
Longear sunfish spawning Lepomis megalotis and a school of Texas shiners Notropis amabilis. Acrylic on mat board, 11" x 9". Jan. 2019.
A hybrid between a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). Angelina County, Texas - September 2025.
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due to suspected copyright infringement, I have decided, regretfully, to drastically reduce the image size of my uploads and place a watermark on the image to hopefully prevent further infringement, I hope that this will not reduce your enjoyment of my photos, many regards to all my friends, Peter
Second time out with the underwater housing again at Courtois creek. These fish are beautiful, all these years in the kayak and I missed them. It was amazing easy to take this, the fish was just swimming between my legs. It seems these fish are very territorial and I was standing in its territory.
Some freshwater snorkeling at Ginnie Springs in Florida. It was very cool to see the root systems of the trees under the water and all the freshwater fish hiding and swimming. My biggest problem with filming underwater is that I tend to move too fast. I wish I had moved much slower here. I started out not wearing fins but then decided to put them on and they made me move much faster.