Redear sunfish
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The redear sunfish, also known as the shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, stumpknocker, and sun perch, is a freshwater fish in the family Centrarchidae and is native to the southeast
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In Ohio
Male redear sunfish guarding eggs
Illustration of the redear sunfish, Lepomis microlophus
Quagga mussel
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The quagga mussel is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae. It has a lifespan of 3 to 5 years. It has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the othe
Redear sunfish
…with fish that prefer shallower water or surface-feeding. In recent years, the stocking of redear has found new allies due to the fish's ability to eat quagga mussels, a prominent invasive species in many freshwater drainages. During spawning, males congregate and create nests close together in colonies, and females…
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Quagga mussels in Lake Michigan sediment sample