Theo, The photos of immature males and mature females in Part II of Behemoth Bluegill may help "shed some more light" in what Bruce is saying about the features of the male in Ryan's fish #2. Again I agree with all of Bruce's comments. I can not add much else to Bruce's good explanation. Our experiences with male bgill are very similar. I guess that is why we are coauthors with Cecil on the male BG article.
