Centrarchidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Perciformes, class . The family contains 36 accepted species worldwide.
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Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883
Bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) is a small North American freshwater fish w…
Ambloplites ariommus Viosca, 1936
Ambloplites ariommus, or shadow bass, is a medium-sized North American freshwate…
Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820)
Lepomis megalotis, the longear sunfish, is a colorful freshwater centrarchid fis…
Micropterus treculii (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1874)
Micropterus treculii, the Guadalupe bass, is a black bass species endemic to cen…
Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859)
Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) are larger than bluegill sunfish, native to…
Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
Micropterus salmoides, the largemouth bass, is the largest black bass, with dist…
Ambloplites constellatus Cashner & Suttkus, 1977
Ozark bass (Ambloplites constellatus) is a slender rock bass native to upland Wh…
Lepomis peltastes Cope, 1870
Lepomis peltastes, the northern sunfish, is a small North American sunfish simil…
Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepède, 1801)
Centrarchus macropterus, the flier, is a small sunfish species native to the sou…
Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, 1818
Pomoxis annularis, the white crappie, is a freshwater centrarchid fish native to…
Enneacanthus obesus (Girard, 1854)
Enneacanthus obesus, the banded sunfish, is a small North American freshwater fi…
Micropterus cataractae Williams & Burgess, 1999
Micropterus cataractae, the shoal bass, is a vulnerable North American black bas…
Centrarchidae animals belong to the Perciformes order in the Animalia kingdom. marginatus, the opercular flap slopes distinctly upward, while in mature male L. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Centrarchidae is classified in the order Perciformes, class , phylum Chordata. Many smaller, less distinct diamond-shaped marks are also scattered across the fish’s back, less prominent than the spots along the lateral line.
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