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Redear Sunfish

Redear Sunfish carries consumption advisories on 343 waters across 9 states. Limits depend on the water and the fish's size — a bigger fish has had longer to accumulate contaminants, so it's usually the stricter one.

Contaminants found in redear sunfish: Arsenic, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides, PFOS, Thallium

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for redear sunfish is Do not eat due to elevated Thallium. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where redear sunfish has advisories

Waters with redear sunfish advisories

Showing 200 of 343 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.