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Seed

Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The seed (Lepomis gibbosus) is a species in the family Centrarchidae, order Centrarchiformes.

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Quick facts about the seed

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the seed live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the seed as introduced in 40 countries, and flagged as invasive in 18 of them.

  1. Bosnia & Herzegovinainvasive
  2. Bulgariainvasive
  3. Chileinvasive
  4. Denmarkinvasive
  5. Franceinvasive
  6. Germanyinvasive
  7. Hungaryinvasive
  8. Italyinvasive
  9. North Macedoniainvasive
  10. Portugalinvasive
  11. Romaniainvasive
  12. Russiainvasive
  13. Slovakiainvasive
  14. Sloveniainvasive
  15. Spaininvasive
  16. Türkiyeinvasive
  17. Ukraineinvasive
  18. United Kingdominvasive
  19. Albania
  20. Algeria
  21. Austria
  22. Belarus
  23. Belgium
  24. Brazil
Show 16 more countries
  1. Canada
  2. Congo - Brazzaville
  3. Croatia
  4. Cuba
  5. Cyprus
  6. Greece
  7. Guatemala
  8. Luxembourg
  9. Moldova
  10. Montenegro
  11. Morocco
  12. Netherlands
  13. Poland
  14. Serbia
  15. Switzerland
  16. Venezuela

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the seed endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the seed classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCentrarchiformes
  5. familyCentrarchidae
  6. genusLepomis
  7. SpeciesLepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Apomotis phenax, Eupomotis aureus, Eupomotis gibbosus, Labrus anutus, Lepomis euryorus, Lepomus gibbosus, Morone maculata, Perca gibbosa, Pomotis catesbei, Pomotis gibbosus, Pomotis holbroockii, Pomotis ravenellii, Pomotis vulgaris, Sparus aureus, Sparus mocasinus

Other names and names in other languages (59)
  • KiverEnglish
  • Pond-perchEnglish
  • PumkinseedEnglish
  • PumpkinseedEnglish
  • Pumpkinseed sunfishEnglish
  • PunkyEnglish
  • Round sunfishEnglish
  • SunfishEnglish
  • Yellow sunfishEnglish
  • ЦаричкаBulgarian
  • SoletCatalan
  • slunečnice pestráCzech
  • Swilod Tagell-GochWelsh
  • almindelig solaborreDanish
  • SonnenbarschGerman
  • ΗλιόψαροGreek
  • Perca Sol ComúnSpanish
  • harilik päikeseahvenEstonian
  • aurinkoahvenFinnish
  • crapet-soleilFrench
  • Perca solGalician
  • SunčanicaCroatian
  • naphalHungarian
  • Persico soleItalian
  • パンプキンシードサンフィッシュJapanese
  • rødgjellet solabborNorwegian Bokmål
  • zonnebaarsDutch
  • raudgjella solabborNorwegian Nynorsk
  • AgwadaashiOjibwa
  • Bass słonecznyPolish
  • Perca-solPortuguese
  • Biban soareRomanian
  • Обыкновенный солнечникRussian
  • slnečnica pestráSlovak
  • Soncni ostrizSlovenian
  • peshku diellAlbanian
  • сунчаницаSerbian
  • SolabborreSwedish
  • gunes baligiTurkish
  • ЦарьокUkrainian
  • Слънчева рибаBulgarian
  • Peix solCatalan
  • swilyn tagell-gochWelsh
  • SolaborreDanish
  • Gemeiner SonnenbarschGerman
  • KürbiskernbarschGerman
  • Perche soleilFrench
  • perche-soleilFrench
  • Regina bălțiiRomanian
  • Обыкновенный солнечный окуньRussian
  • Солнечная рыба обыкновеннаяRussian
  • sharoku diellorAlbanian
  • sharoku laramanAlbanian
  • СунчицаSerbian
  • SunčicaSerbian
  • Güneş BalığıTurkish
  • Güneş LevreğiTurkish
  • Сонячна риба звичайнаUkrainian
  • Сонячний окунь звичайнийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the seed

Other species in the same genus Lepomis.

Bull

Lepomis macrochirus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Green perch

Lepomis cyanellus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bream

Lepomis microlophus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Molly

Lepomis gulosus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSeed vs BullSeed vs Redbreast sunfishSeed vs Green perchSeed vs Bream

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the seed an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the seed as invasive in 18 countries, including Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark and France. It lists it as introduced in 40 in all.

What kind of animal is the seed?

The seed (Lepomis gibbosus) belongs to the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Seed (Lepomis gibbosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seed

MLA

“Seed (Lepomis gibbosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seed.

BibTeX
@misc{seed_2026,
  title = {Seed (Lepomis gibbosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seed},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}