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The average length of the redbreast sunfish is around 11 centimetres (4 in) with a record 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in). The record weight for the fish is 0.79 kilograms (1.7 lb). The redbreast sunfish is characterized by a long black opercular flap, which is longer than those of most other sunfish in its range. [3]
Lepomis or true sunfish is a genus of North American freshwater fish from the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes. The generic name Lepomis derives from the Greek λεπίς ("scale") and πῶμα ("cover", "plug", " operculum ").
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The latest state record fish, and pending world record tie, is a redbreast sunfish caught by Lester Roberts of Blackshear. ... caught on May 7 on the Satilla River near Folkston, weighed 1 lb, 12 ...
Redear sunfish are native to the southeastern United States. They range from North Carolina to Florida, west to southern Illinois and Missouri, and south to the Rio Grande drainage in Texas. [5] However, this fish has been widely introduced to other locations such as the states of Ohio and Arizona. [6]
The pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), also referred to as sun perch, [4] pond perch, common sunfish, punkie, sunfish, sunny, and kivver, is a small to medium–sized freshwater fish of the genus Lepomis (true sunfishes), from the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) in the order Centrarchiformes. It is endemic to eastern North America.
The spotted sunfish (Lepomis punctatus), also known as a stumpknocker, [3] is a member of the freshwater sunfish family Centrarchidae and order Centrarchiformes. The redspotted sunfish , redear sunfish and pumpkinseed sunfish are its closest relatives. [ 4 ]
The dollar sunfish is a small sunfish species, achieving a length of 4–5 inches (10–13 cm) as an adult. [8] Like longear sunfish, the dark ear flap on the operculum is outlined in white. There are bright blue lines that start near the fish's mouth and extend, often discontinuously, through the operculum.