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Sunfish

Sunfish, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Raver Duane, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Sunfish carries consumption advisories on 695 waters across 12 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 sunfish: DDT, DIELDRIN, Dioxins, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, PFOS, Selenium

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for sunfish is For women 18–49 and children 1–17: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where sunfish has advisories

Waters with sunfish advisories

Showing 200 of 695 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.