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Family Centrarchidae - Sunfish Family
Family: Centrarchidae - The members of this family occur naturally only in the fresh waters of North America. They are laterally compressed, have two dorsal fins that are broadly joined and appear as one fin, three to eight anal spines, thoracic pelvic fins and ctenoid scales. Sunfishes build nests and guard their young.
rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
flier (Centrarchus macropterus)
green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis)
bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)
redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
northern sunfish (Lepomis peltastes)
spotted sunfish (Lepomis punctatus miniatus) [state threatened]
bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) [state threatened]
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus)
largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
white crappie (Pomoxis annularis)
black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)