Bluegill

The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes known as "bream", "brim", "sunny", "copper nose" or "perch" as is common in Texas,^[3] is a species of freshwater fish of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish) from the order Perciformes. They are found in North America and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands east of the Rockies.

Bluegill
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Centrarchidae
Genus:	Lepomis
Species:	L. macrochirus
Binomial name
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1810
Synonyms[2]
Lepomis purpurescens Cope, 1870

The bluegill is the state fish of Illinois.^[4]