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| Scientific Name | Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859) |
| Common Names | Redear Sunfish Redear, Shellcracker |
| Type Locality | St. Johns River, Florida, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Eupomotis microlophus, Pomotis microlophus, Pomotis notatus, Xystroplites longimanus |
| Pronunciation | leh poe miss. |
| Etymology | Lepomis is from Greek, lepis meaning scaled and poma meaning gill cover or operculum. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 432mm or 17" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Savannah River in South Carolina to Nueces River in Texas, north in Mississippi River basin to southern Indiana and Illinois in the USA. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | In nature, once water temperatures rise to 70-75°F (normally spring) males will excavate nests in the substrate. Multiple females will them spawn with one male. The male will then be the sole protector and caretaker of the eggs and the fry until the fry are a few weeks old. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1, pp 264. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.75.711.5834 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Aug 15 11:34) |