Redbreast sunfish fry development

A large male redbreast Lepomis auritus in breeding colors The term “sunfish” generally refers to fishes from the Family Centrarchidae, comprised of 30 species (including several bass species and crappie), but to most people “sunfish” are species from the Genus Lepomis: bluegill, pumpkinseed, longear, warmouth, redear, green, and redbreast sunfishes. To further complicate matters, Lepomis […]