: a common sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) of the southern and eastern U.S. that resembles the bluegill but has the back part of the operculum bright orange red and that feeds especially on snails
called also shellcracker
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John Plott caught a hefty 12.44-inch, 1.60-pound redear sunfish, marking his second record-breaking catch of the species.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
The lake has been restocked with black bass, bluegill, redear bream, and fathead minnows, according to the listing.
—Gabriel Romero, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022
Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022
The fishing for bass, bluegills and redear sunfish — also known as the chinquapin in Cajun country — was a bit slow in the wake of recent deluges that raised the water in the miles of canals a foot or so.
—John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 24 June 2021
What gives with all the super-sized redear sunfish at Havasu?
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 22 May 2021
There are bluegill, yellow perch, channel catfish, hybrid bluegill, redear shellcrackers, fathead minnows, white amur and koi.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
The lake has been restocked with black bass, bluegill, redear bream, and fathead minnows, according to the listing.
—Gabriel Romero, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022
Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022
The fishing for bass, bluegills and redear sunfish — also known as the chinquapin in Cajun country — was a bit slow in the wake of recent deluges that raised the water in the miles of canals a foot or so.
—John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 24 June 2021
What gives with all the super-sized redear sunfish at Havasu?
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 22 May 2021
There are bluegill, yellow perch, channel catfish, hybrid bluegill, redear shellcrackers, fathead minnows, white amur and koi.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
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“Redear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redear. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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