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Redbreast Sunfish Fish Species Information

Redbreast Sunfish

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Lepomis auritus)
Other Fish Name:
Regions Fished: river systems of eastern Canada and the United States
World Record:
Common Tackle: usually caught with live bait such as nightcrawlers, crickets, grasshoppers, waxworms, or mealworms.
Additional Information: Has been transplanted to and become established in Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, sometimes with a harmful effect on native species.