Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 6,836
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Centrarchiformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to the river systems of eastern Canada and the United States. The redbreast sunfish reaches a maximum recorded length of about 30 centimetres (12 in).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Redbreast sunfish”.