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Name: |
Redear Sunfish |
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Other Common
Names: |
Shellcracker, chinquapin, stumpknocker, yellow bream, G.I. bream, strawberry bream, Texas-improved bream, tupelo bream |
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Scientific Name: |
Lepomis microlophus |
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Diet: |
Feeds on snails and insects |
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Habitat: |
Clear lakes with some aquatic vegetation |
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Length: |
Average length is 4-6 inches |
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Identification: |
back and sides golden or light olive green with several dark vertical bars that disappear in older fish; rounded ear flap has a whitish border with a prominent red or orange spot in adults |
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Photo and text
courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |