AS-506
Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series |
 Redear SunfishRichard T.Bryant and Wayne C. Starnes The fishes of Tennessee |
| Common name: | Redear Sunfish |
| Scientific name: | Lemois microlopus |
| Production potential: | Easy |
| Marketing potential: | Potential: High Size: 1-4 inches Market: Sport |
| Temperature requirements: | Growing: 55-80oF Spawning: 75-80oF Spawning starts at 75oF and is retarded at temperature below 70oF. Lethal: NA |
| Feed requirements: | Protein: 32% Fat: NA |
| Spawning requirements: | Males construct and guard nests, usually in colonies with other males. Females my produce 15,000-30,000 eggs per spawn. |
| Most common production systems: |
Ponds stocked at a rate of 100,000-200,000 fingerlings per acre to produce 1-2 inch fingerlings in one growing season. |
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