redear sunfish
E456650
The redear sunfish is a freshwater panfish native to the southeastern United States, known for its distinctive red-edged ear flap and specialized diet of snails and other hard-shelled invertebrates.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ panfish ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| anglingMethod |
bait fishing
ⓘ
fly fishing ⓘ |
| averageLength | 20 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 0.5 kg ⓘ |
| binomialName | Lepomis microlophus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
olive to greenish on back
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yellow to orange on belly ⓘ |
| bodyShape | deep-bodied ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
Georgia bream
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chinquapin ⓘ redear sunfish ⓘ shellcracker ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
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insect larvae ⓘ mollusks ⓘ other hard-shelled invertebrates ⓘ snails ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
long opercular flap
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red or orange margin on opercular flap ⓘ small mouth ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
controls snail populations
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prey for larger predatory fish ⓘ |
| family | Centrarchidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | pharyngeal teeth adapted for crushing shells ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Edward Drinker Cope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fishingUse |
popular panfish for eating
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popular sport fish ⓘ |
| genus | Lepomis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthRate | relatively fast in warm waters ⓘ |
| habitat |
lakes
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ponds ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ slow-moving rivers ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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California NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to about 10 years ⓘ |
| managedBy | state fisheries agencies in the United States ⓘ |
| maximumRecordedLength | about 43 cm ⓘ |
| maximumRecordedWeight | over 2 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic coastal plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Centrarchiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | male guards nest ⓘ |
| pattern | speckled sides ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preferredBait |
crickets
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small crayfish ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| prefersHabitat |
areas with hard bottoms
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vegetated areas ⓘ warm water ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| spawningBehavior | males build nests in colonies ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | spring ⓘ |
| spawningSubstrate | sandy or gravel bottoms ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1870 ⓘ |
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