Redear Sunfish

 

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Identification: Redear are often a silvery gray color that sometimes will have lots of yellow, They have a bright red spot on their operculum gill plate,  and sometime they will have speckles on their side.

Size: up to 18 inches, in this area, anything 11 inches or above is rare

Range: most of California, excluding the far northern region and the higher mountain lakes