AS-497
 Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series |
 Bluegill Lepomis Macrochirus |
| Common name: | Bluegill |
| Scientific name: | Lepomis macrochirus |
| Production potential: | Easy |
| Marketing potential: | Potential: Moderate Size: Three fish per pound Market: Sport, Food |
| Temperature requirements: | Growing: 55-80oF Spawning: 75-80oF Lethal: NA |
| Feed requirements: | Protein: 40 percent for fry, and 32
percent from fingerlings to adult Fat: 8-10 percent. |
| Spawning requirements: | Spring spawners, nest builders, 50,000 eggs/lb. body weight. |
| Most common production systems: |
Ponds and cages |
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