---
title: "Green Sunfish"
description: "Lepomis cyanellus — Peixes. The green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) is a species of aggressive freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Centrarchiformes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/green-sunfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green Sunfish

> Lepomis cyanellus — Peixes. The green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) is a species of aggressive freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Centrarchiformes.

- Scientific name: *Lepomis cyanellus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `zoo` (Zoo e animais de estimação)
- iNaturalist observations: 22377
- Wikidata: [Q1543413](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1543413)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58636](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58636)

## Names

- en: Green Sunfish
- de: Grasbarsch
- es: Perca Sol Goliat
- fr: Crapet vert
- nl: Groene zonnebaars

## Countries with the most observations

US (20612), CA (556), MX (99), CN (35)

## Summary

The green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) is a species of aggressive freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Centrarchiformes. The green sunfish does not always grow large enough to be an appealing target for anglers, but it is kept as an aquarium fish by hobbyists. They grow to be 3–6 inches (7.6–15.2 cm) long on average, but can achieve a length of 12 inches (30 cm).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_sunfish

## Photo

![Green Sunfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-sunfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marcus Rosten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3170731

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-sunfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).