Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) is a freshwater species recorded in the United States.
Scientific name: Lepomis auritus · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 30.5 cm
The redbreast sunfish is a demersal centrarchid found in the rocky and sandy pools of creeks and small to medium rivers and along rocky and vegetated lake margins. Adults feed on terrestrial insects and on both immature and adult aquatic insects, particularly larger varieties such as mayflies and dragonflies, while juveniles consume benthic organisms such as dipteran larvae. Maximum length is about 30.5 cm total length, commonly about 10.8 cm. It is a commercial species, a gamefish and a commercial aquarium fish. Fishing vulnerability is moderate at 35 of 100 and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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