Redbreast sunfish

Redbreast sunfish

Taxobox
name = Redbreast Sunfish
status = secure


image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Centrarchidae
genus = "Lepomis"
species = "L. auritus"
binomial = "Lepomis auritus"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

The redbreast sunfish ("Lepomis auritus") is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family
Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. 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 cm (12 in), with a maximum recorded weight of 790 g (1.7 lb).

The species prefers vegetated and rocky pools and lake margins for its habitat. Its diet can include insects, snails, and other small invertebrates.

A panfish popular with anglers, the redbreast sunfish is also kept as an aquarium fish by hobbyists.

Redbreast sunfish are usually caught with live bait such as nightcrawlers, crickets, grasshoppers, waxworms, or mealworms. They can also be caught using small lures or flies. Most anglers use light spinning tackle to catch redbreast sunfish.

As is typical for the sunfishes, the female redbreast sunfish lays her eggs (approximately 1000) in a substrate depression built by the male. The male guards the eggs and fry.

"L. auritus" has been transplanted to and become established in Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, sometimes with a harmful effect on native species.

The specific epithet, "auritus," derives from the Latin "auritus" (big-eared).

References

* FishBase: [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Lepomis&speciesname=auritus "Lepomis auritus"]
* ITIS: [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=168131 "Lepomis auritus"]
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*cite book |last=Rice |first=F. Philip |title=America's Favorite Fishing-A Complete Guide to Angling for Panfish |year=1964 |publisher=Harper Row |location=New York

*cite book |last=Rice |first=F. Philip |title=Panfishing |year=1984 |publisher=Stackpole Books |location=New York |isbn=0-943822-25-4

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