Fishing Species
Redear Sunfish Fish Species Information
Redear Sunfish bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Lepomis microlophus |
| Other Fish Name: | shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, stumpknocker, shellcracker, sun perch |
| Regions Fished: | southeastern United States, but since it is a popular sport fish it has been introduced to bodies of water all over North America |
| World Record: | |
| Common Tackle: | |
| Additional Information: | Opercle flap (ear) is tipped with red or orange margin.The favorite food of this species is snails. These fish are bottomfeeders, meandering along lakebeds seeking and cracking open snails and other shelled creatures. |