What Sunfish is this? [Banded Sunfish]

[@aaronwesterhouse2261]

I’ve got 2 blue spotted and that’s what it looks like. They both have “bands” but the blue spotted are much more suttle

[@jayrowe6473]

I believe you're right.

[@aaronwesterhouse2261]

Blue spotted sunfish and banded sunfish cohabitate and interbreed it could be either

[@nanofishkeeping7122]

banded sun fish really nice too

[@zacksaquatics99]

Thanks, that's what I think it is as well

[@occupationarmy]

Really cool! I heard that this fish is becoming harder to find and is protected in several states, luckily MA is not one of them. Hoping to catch one myself soon.

[@zacksaquatics99]

Thanks and yeah I'm lucky that I can still find them pretty easily in MA. Make sure to hunt in the muck!

[@arieldavis1981]

it's a blue spotted sunfish

[@youngwoodsman4110]

When I first saw it I thought of a pumpkin seed but then I looked at it and thought of a banded, possibly a cross with the banded dominating ?

[@zacksaquatics99]

Yeah it turned out to be a banded sunfish, especially since it maxed out at about 3 1/2 inches

[@youngwoodsman4110]

+ZackAttack Aquatics for sure looks like a pumpkin a little bit thought, cannot lie

[@jonandrewslaw]

Band Sunfish. The black spot, which is about the size of the eye is a dead give away.

[@sannyhbm216]

Diamond sunfish

[@elijahfreeman9370]

Banded sunfish

[@pablopicasso4994]

That is a banded sunfish without a doubt

[@zacksaquatics99]

Totally agree

[@TristanBach]

Northern long ear