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[laceyansaldo]

I caught the fish in the Cypress Creek located in Comfort, Texas. I think it is a beautiful fish. I would like to know what it is.

 

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[centrarchid]

Looks real similar to a particular population of Longear Sunfish in the upper part of the Bull Shoals drainage in south central Missouri.  The two lines going parallel to the opercular tab margins suggest strongly Redbreasted Sunfish.  Caudal peduncle also suggests same.  

[fishlvr]

I agree with centrarchid. Almost looks hypomelanistIc or maybe some form of leucism.

[gerald]

Maybe longear x redbreast hybrid ... if that's possible?

[centrarchid]

Very possible and done.

[Betta132]

It does look really pale. I'd say hybrid and mutant, which has to be a one-in-a-million fish.

[loopsnj64]

It does look really pale. I'd say hybrid and mutant, which has to be a one-in-a-million fish.

 

 

If i caught a sunfish that looks like that i would keep it without hesitation, yes, even if i caught it by hook (could just use a little salt and hope for the best)

[Betta132]

I second that! It's a rare, attractive fish, and it won't need a massive tank. Assuming you can set something up, there's basically no reason not to keep it. 

For the record, I have 7 sunfish that were all hook-caught. They're all perfectly fine, aside from little round scars on about half of them. No fungus or other issues. 

[Isaac Szabo]

I don't think it's abnormally pale or light-colored. The photo is just overexposed and sunlight is shining through the fish from behind.

[BenCantrell]

I agree with Isaac.  Just a normal sunfish with bright sunlight shining through it.