Bass & Panfish
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
FreshwaterCentrarchidaeLeast Concern
About
The Warmouth is a stocky, sunfish-like fish with a large mouth, often extending to below the eye. They are ambush predators, typically found lurking near cover such as logs, vegetation, and rocky areas in slow-moving waters.
- Average size
- 4-10 inches, up to 2.2 lbs
- Colors
- Mottled brown or olive green with dark, vertical bars or blotches. They have reddish-brown eyes and a dark blotch on the operculum (gill cover).
- Diet
- Insects, crayfish, small fish, and other invertebrates.
- Region
- Eastern United States, from the Great Lakes region south to Florida and west to Texas.