The
rock bass (
Ambloplites rupestris,
Ambloplites constellatus), also known as the
rock perch,
goggle-eye,
red eye, is a fresh water fish native to east-central North America. This red eyed creature is a
species of
freshwater fish in the sunfish
family (
Centrarchidae) of
order Perciformes and can be distinguished from other similar
species by the six spines in the anal fin (other sunfish have only three anal fin spines).