Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Sunfish
Several kinds of things are named "sunfish" (or "sun-fish"):
- A brand of sailboat
- Various fishes:
- Marine fishes:
- The ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
- Opah (family Lampridae; two species)
- The moonfishes of genus Selene (order Perciformes)
- The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) (order Perciformes)
- The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), a ray (order Rajiformes)
- Freshwater fishes:
- In a technical sense, all members of family Centrarchidae (order Perciformes)
- The various species of genus Lepomis in that family, especially the bluegill and pumpkinseed
- A number of similar-looking Perciformes of other families, including the pygmy sunfishes
- Marine fishes:
Category:Sunfishes includes the members of family Centrarchidae.
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