| Redspotted sunfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Centrarchidae |
| Genus: | Lepomis |
| Species: | L. miniatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepomis miniatus Jordan, 1877 |
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Lepomis miniatus, also known as the redspotted sunfish, is a species of freshwater demersal fish.[1] It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.[2]
The redspotted sunfish is listed as an endandered species in the state of Illinois.[3] It is being reintroduced into the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge near Havana, Illinois.[4]