Warmouth

Warmouth

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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Lepomis
Species:
L. gulosus
Binomial name
Lepomis gulosus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Pomotis gulosus Cuvier, 1829
  • Chaenobryttus gulosus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Chaenobryttus coronarius (Bartram, 1791)

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.