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Redbreast sunfish

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Caption: Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus): Redbreast sunfish are native to the Potomac River drainage in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. They have been introduced in other rivers, such as the Greenbrier and New.

Credit: Tracy Lee and Duane Raver

Courtesy Of: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and WV Division of Natural Resources

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