Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Lepomis microlophus - Redear Sunfish
Members of Lepomis
Family:
Centrarchidae
S Rank:
SE
G Rank:
G5
State Status:
US Status: Comments:
Not native
Synonym:
Photo source: Fishes of North Carolina -- ncfishes.comGBIF Global Distribution   iNaturalist
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
                    
83 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Alamance13
Anson12
Beaufort10
Bertie28
Bladen38
Brunswick26
Buncombe3
Burke2
Cabarrus12
Camden1
Carteret1
Caswell5
Catawba1
Chatham19
Cherokee1
Chowan74
Cleveland3
Columbus14
Craven12
Cumberland8
Currituck4
Dare31
Davidson12
Davie3
Duplin1
Durham8
Edgecombe6
Forsyth3
Franklin3
Gaston6
Gates10
Granville11
Greene4
Guilford22
Halifax5
Harnett13
Henderson1
Hertford65
Hoke1
Iredell2
Johnston11
Jones10
Lee1
Lenoir11
Lincoln9
Madison1
McDowell1
Mecklenburg8
Montgomery7
Moore17
Nash9
New Hanover94
Northampton6
Orange19
Pamlico2
Pasquotank3
Pender130
Perquimans58
Person13
Pitt10
Randolph18
Richmond7
Robeson9
Rockingham2
Rowan10
Rutherford4
Sampson2
Scotland5
Stanly10
Stokes1
Surry5
Swain1
Transylvania1
Tyrrell35
Union14
Vance3
Wake49
Warren6
Washington9
Watauga1
Wayne7
Wilkes1
Wilson6
  1,120 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Pender130
New Hanover94
Chowan74
Hertford65
Perquimans58
Wake49
Bladen38
Tyrrell35
Dare31
Bertie28
Brunswick26
Guilford22
Chatham19
Orange19
Randolph18
Moore17
Columbus14
Union14
Harnett13
Person13
Alamance13
Cabarrus12
Anson12
Craven12
Davidson12
Lenoir11
Johnston11
Granville11
Stanly10
Rowan10
Pitt10
Jones10
Beaufort10
Gates10
Nash9
Robeson9
Washington9
Lincoln9
Cumberland8
Durham8
Mecklenburg8
Montgomery7
Wayne7
Richmond7
Warren6
Wilson6
Northampton6
Gaston6
Edgecombe6
Halifax5
Scotland5
Caswell5
Surry5
Rutherford4
Currituck4
Greene4
Buncombe3
Vance3
Cleveland3
Franklin3
Forsyth3
Pasquotank3
Davie3
Burke2
Iredell2
Sampson2
Rockingham2
Pamlico2
Henderson1
Lee1
Hoke1
Wilkes1
Watauga1
Madison1
McDowell1
Duplin1
Carteret1
Cherokee1
Camden1
Stokes1
Swain1
Catawba1
Transylvania1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleN - Non-native species
2 BroadN - Non-native species
3 ChowanN - Non-native species
4 Cape FearN - Non-native species
5 CatawbaN - Non-native species
6 French BroadN - Non-native species
7 HiwasseeN - Non-native species
8 LumberN - Non-native species
9 Little TennesseeN - Non-native species
10 NeuseN - Non-native species
11 NewN - Non-native species
12 RoanokeN - Non-native species
13 ShallotteN - Non-native species
14 TarN - Non-native species
15 WaccamawN - Non-native species
16 While OakN - Non-native species
17 YadkinN - Non-native species