Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Centrarchiformes |
| Family | Centrarchidae |
| Genus | Lepomis |
| Species | Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Marshall
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- NH
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- SNA Not Applicable
- DE
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- ME
- SU Unrankable
- Oklahoma
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- S5 Secure
- RI
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- SNA Not Applicable
- Louisiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- NJ
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S3 Vulnerable
- Texas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- New Brunswick
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2566. https://cavebiology.org/species/lepomis-auritus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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