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Sunfishes (Centrarchidae)

The Sunfishes (Centrarchidae) family has 31 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 10 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

  • Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)PumpkinseedLepomis gibbosus
  • Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)Black crappiePomoxis nigromaculatus
  • Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)BluegillLepomis macrochirus
  • Flier (Centrarchus macropterus)FlierCentrarchus macropterus
  • Largemouth black bass (Micropterus salmoides)Largemouth black bassMicropterus salmoides
  • Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)Longear sunfishLepomis megalotis
  • Orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis)Orangespotted sunfishLepomis humilis
  • Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus)Redbreast sunfishLepomis auritus
  • Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)Rock bassAmbloplites rupestris
  • Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)Smallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieu
  • Banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus)Banded sunfishEnneacanthus obesus
  • Bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus)Bantam sunfishLepomis symmetricus
  • Blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon)Blackbanded sunfishEnneacanthus chaetodon
  • Bluespotted sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)Bluespotted sunfishEnneacanthus gloriosus
  • Dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus)Dollar sunfishLepomis marginatus
  • Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)Green sunfishLepomis cyanellus
  • Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii)Guadalupe bassMicropterus treculii
  • Mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis)Mud sunfishAcantharchus pomotis
  • Ozark bass (Ambloplites constellatus)Ozark bassAmbloplites constellatus
  • Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)Redear sunfishLepomis microlophus
  • Redeye bass (Micropterus coosae)Redeye bassMicropterus coosae
  • Redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus)Redspotted sunfishLepomis miniatus
  • Roanoke bass (Ambloplites cavifrons)Roanoke bassAmbloplites cavifrons
  • Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus)Sacramento perchArchoplites interruptus
  • Shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus)Shadow bassAmbloplites ariommus
  • Shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae)Shoal bassMicropterus cataractae
  • Spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus)Spotted bassMicropterus punctulatus
  • Spotted sunfish (Lepomis punctatus)Spotted sunfishLepomis punctatus
  • Suwannee bass (Micropterus notius)Suwannee bassMicropterus notius
  • Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)WarmouthLepomis gulosus
  • White crappie (Pomoxis annularis)White crappiePomoxis annularis
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