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Old 03-19-2007, 01:49 PM   #16
baldwin
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Originally Posted by FishermanTim View Post
I agree. The black/dark spot on the gill plate means it's a pumpkinseed. If that spot was any other color it would probably be a longear sunfish.
Nope, pumpkinseed has a red spot at the distal end of the opercular lobe.
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