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''Lepomis'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae, in the order Perciformes. Perhaps the most recognizable species of this genus is the bluegill. Some ''Lepomis'' species can grow to a maximum overall length of , though most average around . They are widely distributed throughout the lakes and rivers of the United States and Canada, and several species have been transplanted and flourished around the world, even becoming pests. Trade in some ''Lepomis'' species is prohibited in Germany for this reason.〔Przybylski, Mirosław, and Grzegorz Zięba. "Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet." NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet. NOBANIS. NOBANIS, 2011. Web. 5 Jan. 2015. (Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet - Lepomis gibbosus )〕 Many are sought by anglers as panfish, and large numbers are bred to stock lakes, rivers, and tributaries. ''Lepomis'' species are sometimes referred to as bream, but the term more properly refers to the similar-looking but unrelated European cypriniform fish of genus ''Abramis''. The generic name ''Lepomis'' derives from the Greek λεπίς (scale) and πώμα (cover, plug, operculum). ==Fossil record== The Red-ear Sunfish is the first-known species of Centrarchidae based on fossil records, as old as 13.6 million years, dating back to the Middle Miocene.〔(Centrarchidae (sunfish). ) Paleobiology Database.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「lepomis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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