: a reddish-bellied sunfish (Lepomis auritus) of the eastern U.S.
called alsored-breasted bream
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Recent Examples on the WebThe tannic Blackwater River holds healthy redbreast populations and world-class river fishing for shellcrackers, the local term for redear sunfish—a whopper can break the 3-pound mark. The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2020 The same side has yielded scores of sunfish — redbreasts and bluegills, some weighing a pound or more. Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018 The most common, generally largest and seemingly the most aggressive are the redbreasts. Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2017