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Types of Sunfish

Acantharchus​
Acantharchus​

The mud sunfish (Acantharchus pomotis) is a sunfish (family Centrarchidae) widely distributed in the fresh waters along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from New York to Florida.

Banded ​Sunfish​
Banded ​Sunfish​

The banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) is a freshwater fish of the family, Centrarchidae. They can grow to 2–3 in long.

Black Basses​
Black Basses​

Smallmouth and largemouth bass are New York State's two species of black basses. They are the largest members of the sunfish family and have a more elongated, robust body shape. Both species are highly prized sportfish, generally requiring more effort and skill to catch than other sunfish.

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Bluegill​
Bluegill​

Bluegill fishing is very popular because the fish bite year round and fishing for bluegill with young children can be an excellent way of getting kids hooked on the sport. The Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a species of freshwater fish and one of the most common in North America.

Common ​Sunfishes​
Common ​Sunfishes​

The green sunfish has a slender, thick body, a fairly long snout, and a large mouth with the upper jaw extending beneath the pupil of the eye; it has a larger mouth and a thicker, longer body than most sunfishes of the genus Lepomis, thus resembling the warmouth and the smallmouth bass.

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Crappies​
Crappies​

Pomoxis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The white crappie is pomoxis annularis and the black crappie is pomoxis nigromaculatis. The common name crappie refers to either of the Pomoxis species, both of which are extremely popular game fish.

source: crappie.com
Green Sunfish​
Green Sunfish​

The green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. A panfish popular with anglers, the green sunfish is also kept as an aquarium fish by hobbyists.

Largemouth ​Bass​
Largemouth ​Bass​

The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae family, a species of black bass native to North America.

Longear ​Sunfish​
Longear ​Sunfish​

The longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae, of order Perciformes. It is native to the area of eastern North America stretching from the Great Lakes down to northeastern Mexico.

Ozark Bass​
Ozark Bass​

Re: Sunfish, Rock Bass (GoggleEye).....(Ambloplites constellatus) Shouldnt be Rock bass in Table Rock lake, only Ozark Bass (Ambloplites constellatus) And that is a beast of an Ozark bass, probably one of the biggest I have seen.

source: taxidermy.net
Pumpkinseed​
Pumpkinseed​

The pumpkinseed is a great fish in the sunfish family that does not get the type of exposure that the bluegill and crappie get, yet it is just as common here in the US.

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Redbreast ​Sunfish​
Redbreast ​Sunfish​

The redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to the river systems of eastern Canada and the United States.

Redear ​Sunfish​
Redear ​Sunfish​

The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus, also known as the shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish and sun perch) is a freshwater fish in the Centrarchidae family and is native to the southeastern United States.

Roanoke ​Bass​
Roanoke ​Bass​

The Roanoke bass (Ambloplites cavifrons) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is native only to a few river systems, including the Eno River in North Carolina and the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina.

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Rock Bass​
Rock Bass​

The rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), 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).

Shadow Bass​
Shadow Bass​

The shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is native to Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Georgia.

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Warmouth​
Warmouth​

The warmouth, warmouth sunfish, or warmouth bass, (Lepomis gulosus), is a freshwater fish of the sunfish (Centrarchidae) family that is found throughout the eastern United States. Other local names include molly, redeye, goggle-eye, red-eyed bream, stump knocker, and strawberry perch.