Redbreast sunfish
Lepomis auritus
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A sunfish from eastern Canada and the USA, from rocky or vegetated pools in creeks and rivers and lake margins. It eats mainly insects. It reaches about 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Lepomis auritus
- Family
- Centrarchidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Centrarchidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Synonyms
- Labrus auritus, Lepomis aurita
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 4–22 °C
- pH
- 7–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30.5 cm
- Lifespan
- 8 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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