FishesIn Warren County, Ohio

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819

Green Sunfish in all of Ohio
Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Genus
Lepomis
Near Warren County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (28)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (54)
  • Recorded, season not shown (5)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Green Sunfish by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County209 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County29 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Warren County

Not enough evidence

Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 28 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Warren County · records of all species each week, 16,872 in all

Records per week from 28 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Green Sunfish in Warren County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Green SunfishYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000108
Jan 11–170029
Jan 18–240028
Jan 25–310037
Feb 1–70023
Feb 8–140038
Feb 15–210066
Feb 22–280065
Mar 1–70053
Mar 8–140070
Mar 15–2100116
Mar 22–2800117
Mar 29 – Apr 400396
Apr 5–1100254
Apr 12–1800324
Apr 19–2500336
Apr 26 – May 2101539
May 3–911323
May 10–1600423
May 17–2300420
May 24–3011378
May 31 – Jun 600696
Jun 7–1300759
Jun 14–2000727
Jun 21–2711558
Jun 28 – Jul 400552
Jul 5–11132695
Jul 12–1800643
Jul 19–2500564
Jul 26 – Aug 111530
Aug 2–800491
Aug 9–1500720
Aug 16–2200565
Aug 23–2900534
Aug 30 – Sep 500719
Sep 6–1200619
Sep 13–1900584
Sep 20–2600390
Sep 27 – Oct 300403
Oct 4–1000264
Oct 11–1700277
Oct 18–2400266
Oct 25–3111204
Nov 1–700159
Nov 8–1400141
Nov 15–210078
Nov 22–2800220
Nov 29 – Dec 50053
Dec 6–120058
Dec 13–190045
Dec 20–260075
Dec 27 – Jan 200140

In Ohio

Late March to early November, middle week Jul 5–11

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 779 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 429 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Green Sunfish in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Green SunfishYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7118,321
Mar 8–145210,384
Mar 15–214212,620
Mar 22–289313,949
Mar 29 – Apr 421119,661
Apr 5–113326,860
Apr 12–1820639,925
Apr 19–2536641,623
Apr 26 – May 229456,391
May 3–938852,952
May 10–1625653,785
May 17–2334957,698
May 24–3027854,651
May 31 – Jun 637853,099
Jun 7–1321753,700
Jun 14–2023756,625
Jun 21–2736855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 413558,477
Jul 5–1136761,336
Jul 12–1822764,722
Jul 19–2527769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 124659,416
Aug 2–828859,712
Aug 9–1544655,994
Aug 16–2232654,328
Aug 23–2910451,772
Aug 30 – Sep 510657,167
Sep 6–1218759,075
Sep 13–1918654,543
Sep 20–2633745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 314643,180
Oct 4–106337,841
Oct 11–1712630,824
Oct 18–248521,156
Oct 25–315519,021
Nov 1–76314,172
Nov 8–142112,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–281438,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5536,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19725,423
Dec 20–26625,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2428,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusOften confused in Ohio: 45 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus82 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Warmouth Lepomis gulosus44 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis33 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed66%49%
Forest17%31%
Farmland7%11%
Open water6%3%
Wetland4%5%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%

From 568 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

779 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.