Orangespotted sunfish

The orangespotted sunfish reaches a maximum recorded length of about 15 cm.

The Orangespotted sunfish lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The orangespotted sunfish reaches a maximum recorded length of about 15 cm. More

Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis - $6.00 each "They are the smallest lepomis species, least aggressive, and one of the most colorful!" Current Size: .5 to 1 in / Maximum Size: 4. More

Orangespotted sunfish-Lepomis humilis - Native: Yes State Rank: S5 ITIS Code: 168151 National Rank: N5 More

Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) Web 550x306 (63kb) More

orangespotted sunfish, Lepomis humilis. Appendix XV, pp. 1-6 In: 1922 annual report of the U.S. Commission of Fisheries. U.S. Commission of Fisheries, Washington, D.C. Boschung, H.T., Jr., and Mayden, R.L. 2004. Fishes of Alabama. Smithsonian Books, Washington, D.C. 736 pp. More

Clipart Illustration of an Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) = Artist: JVPD Image: 11062 Desc: High resolution digital illustration file available for personal and commercial projects after purhasing the one-time royalty-free (rf) image license below. More

Orangespotted sunfish are the smallest of 12 species of Lepomis sunfish found in North America. They are one of 7 species found here in Ohio. The photo to the left is a male and below is a female. More

The orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis Girard) was not reported by early investigators in the Red River basin, and its first record there was in 1949 from Lake Traverse reported by Bailey and Allum (1962) (Fig. A61). More

Lepomis humilis (Girard), the orangespotted sunfish, was first reported by Bailey and Allum (1962), who described it from Lake Traverse in 1949. More

Orangespotted Sunfish - Smaller than but similar in appearance to the redear sunfish, the ear flaps of orangespotted sunfish do not have prominent red or orange spots. More

Copyrighted picture of an orangespotted sunfish from "Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin." = SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lepomis humilis CHARACTERISTICS: A relatively small but attractive species, the orangespotted sunfish has 32 to 41 lateral line scales. More

Common names

Orangeflecken-Sonnenbarsch in German (Deutsch)
Orangeplettet solaborre in Danish (dansk)
orangespotted sunfish in English
橙点太阳鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
橙點太陽魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Centrarchidae
Genus : Lepomis
Species : Lepomis humilis
Authority : Girard, 1858