Originally Posted By: Cecil Baird1
 Originally Posted By: CJBS2003
I have seen many PS without red on their ear tabs. It's just a genetic anomaly.


How can you be sure they were not hybrids? Did you do a DNA test?


Gill rakers are pretty good at determining sunfish species. Like almost anything it's not sure fire though. All the ones I saw without red edges certainly could have been hybrids, but the gill rakers and my experience lead me to believe otherwise. Lepomids are very interesting fish!