What I meant was "...even on a fellow member of genus Lepomis of superior quality, character, and disposition."
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I’m not sure, either that was a compliment for being a nice guy or I was insulted. My assumption is that I have nice fish.
While looking up the meaning of "Lepomis" on Wikipedia ran into this picture of a cousin to our lowly bluegill. This fish has a somewhat similar red ring around the eye.
