Redear sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

Dense teeth crush hard shells

Red
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Redear sunfish is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 43.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Lepomis
Maximum length: 43.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Savannah River in South Carolina to Nueces River in Texas, north in Mississippi River basin to southern Indiana and Illinois in the USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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