The Redspotted Sunfish

Range and Identity

Lepomis miniatus is the identity retained on this page. Older treatments can place redspotted populations within a broader spotted-sunfish grouping. A fish labeled only Spotted Sunfish should therefore retain its locality and original determination before being assigned to the modern species.

Habitat and Behavior

The checked account establishes United States freshwater occurrence but provides limited detailed habitat information. A direct record should preserve the waterbody and immediate bottom or cover. The ecology of another similarly marked sunfish cannot establish this species’ preferred depth or current by itself.

Food and Life History

Bottom-dwelling invertebrates are documented prey. The compiled upper reference is sixteen centimeters standard length, measured without the tail fin. It is not interchangeable with a total-length measurement, and no maximum mass or precise breeding calendar is calculated from that number.

All Lakes With Redspotted Sunfish

Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Redspotted Sunfish records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.

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• Amistad Reservoir Val Verde, TX
• B A Steinhagen Lake Jasper, TX
• Barnett Lake Jefferson, AR
• Black Bayou Lake Caddo, LA
• Black Bayou Reservoir Bossier, LA
• Bois d'Arc Lake Hempstead, AR
• Burnt Cane Lake St. Francis, AR
• Caddo Lake Caddo, LA
• Cane River Lake Natchitoches, LA
• Cox Cypress Lake Arkansas, AR
• Cross Lake Caddo, LA
• Cypress Bayou Reservoir Bossier, LA
• Fairfield Lake Freestone, TX
• Felsenthal Reservoir Union, AR
• First Old River Lake Hempstead, AR
• Grand Lake Chicot, AR
• Henderson Lake St. Martin, LA
• Horseshoe Lake Crittenden, AR
• Houston County Lake Houston, TX
• Houston County Lake Houston, TX
• Inks Lake Burnet, TX
• Ivan Lake Bossier, LA
• Lacassine Pool Cameron, LA
• Lady Bird Lake Travis, TX