large populations and secluded areas. Relationship with humans Management Currently, the redbreast sunfish is not on the federal or state endangered or threatened species list. The species is thriving in its natural habitat. Angling The IGFA all tackle world record for the species stands at caught from the Suwannee River in Florida in 1984. A Georgia state record fish caught in the Satilla River in May 2022 tied the world record. A North Carolina state record fish caught on the Lumber River in 2019 weighed . References FishBase: Lepomis auritus ITIS: Lepomis auritus Cooke, Steven, and David P. Philipp. Centrarchid Fishes: Diversity, Biology, and Conservation. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. Print. Nadig, Susan G. Evaluating Potential Alteration of Genetic Diversity in Populations of Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis Auritus) Using RAPD ASSAY. Thesis. The University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1996. Print. Sharp, Stanley K. Serum Levels of 17B-Estradiol and Testosterone as Indicators of Environmental Stress in Redbreast Sunfish, Lepomis Auritus. Thesis. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1994. Print. Shepard, Kenneth L. Use of Standard Metabolic Rate as an Indicator of Environmental Stress in Redbreast Sunfish, Lepomis Auritus. Thesis. The University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1988. Print. Lepomis Fish described in 1758 Freshwater fish of the Southeastern United States Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Freshwater fish of North America