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title: "Warmouth"
description: "Lepomis gulosus — Peixes. The warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) is a freshwater fish of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) that is found throughout the eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/warmouth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Warmouth

> Lepomis gulosus — Peixes. The warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) is a freshwater fish of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) that is found throughout the eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Lepomis gulosus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 6034
- Wikidata: [Q3757464](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3757464)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104252](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104252)

## Names

- en: Warmouth
- de: Warmouth-Sonnenbarsch
- es: Mojarra golosa
- fr: Crapet sac-à-lait

## Countries with the most observations

US (5670), CA (40), MX (12)

## Summary

The warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) is a freshwater fish of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) that is found throughout the eastern United States. Other local names include molly, redeye, goggle-eye, red-eyed bream, and strawberry perch.

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

## Photo

![Warmouth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/warmouth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Loveland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33297505

## Machine access

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