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Orangespot

Lepomis humilis (Girard, 1858)

Status not recordedbony fish

The orangespot (Lepomis humilis) is a species in the family Centrarchidae, order Centrarchiformes.

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Quick facts about the orangespot

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the orangespot live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the orangespot as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Canada

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the orangespot endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the orangespot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCentrarchiformes
  5. familyCentrarchidae
  6. genusLepomis
  7. SpeciesLepomis humilis (Girard, 1858)

Synonyms Bryttus humilis, Bryttus oculatus, Lepomis anagallinus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Dwarf sunfishEnglish
  • Orange-spotted sunfishEnglish
  • Orangespotted sunfishEnglish
  • Pygmy sunfishEnglish
  • slunečnice oranžovoskvrnnáCzech
  • Orangeplettet solaborreDanish
  • słonecznica niepozornaPolish
  • Perca-sol-pigmeiaPortuguese
  • Окунь краснопятнистыйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orangespot

Other species in the same genus Lepomis.

Seed

Lepomis gibbosus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bull

Lepomis macrochirus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Green perch

Lepomis cyanellus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bream

Lepomis microlophus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Molly

Lepomis gulosus

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

CompareOrangespot vs SeedOrangespot vs BullOrangespot vs Redbreast sunfishOrangespot vs Green perch

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the orangespot an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the orangespot as introduced in 1 country: Canada, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the orangespot?

The orangespot (Lepomis humilis) belongs to the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Orangespot (Lepomis humilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orangespot

MLA

“Orangespot (Lepomis humilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orangespot.

BibTeX
@misc{orangespot_2026,
  title = {Orangespot (Lepomis humilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orangespot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}