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Illinois State Fish - Bluegill
The state fish of Illinois is the bluegill, Lepomosis macrochirus. The bluegill fish is common throughout much of Illinois, and according to the Illinois State Museum website, the bluegill was selected as the state fish in 1986 by school children.

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