Where I am from, Indiana, we called all panfish bluegills. It was the generic term for all of those wonderfully tasty and hard fighting little fish. now I know that there are "Pumpkinseeds" "Redbreast" "Long Eared Bluegill" "Green Sunfish" "Goggle Eye (Also called Rockbass)" And a host of others, all known by local names. But I am still hooked on catching those fish that are almost too big to grip ... Fighters, all the way to the frying pan.