Quote Originally Posted by cantcatchafish View Post
I sent the photo to KDFWR and this is what they had to say.

Hello name omitted,

That is a hybrid sunfish and it looks like a cross between a green sunfish and a redear (shellcracker). Hybrid sunfish are fairly common in ponds since many of the sunfish species (bluegill, green sunfish, redear) will spawn with each other if the conditions (crowding, turbidity, etc.) are right….

Jeff

Jeff Ross
Assistant Director - Fisheries Division
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
#1 Sportsman's Lane
Frankfort, Ky 40601
Phone: (502) 564-7109 ext. 4455
Fax: (502) 564-3178
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Just like we said..The only thing I will add is they raise those and sell them as do many fish suppliers...