small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
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sunfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | centrarchid |
| Type of | percoid fish, percoid, percoidean |
| Has types | ambloplites rupestris, black bass, bream, crappie, freshwater bream, lepomis gibbosus, pumpkinseed, rock bass, rock sunfish |
sunfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | headfish, mola, ocean sunfish |
| Type of | plectognath, plectognath fish |
| Has types | mola lanceolata, sharptail mola |
sunfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | freshwater fish |
| Has types | crappie |
Examples of sunfish
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Most of the fish affected in Virginia were smallmouth bass or redbreast sunfish.
From the washingtontimes.com
Buffalo Park Lake, at Central and Maize, has lots of bluegill and green sunfish.
From the kansas.com
The fishery by-catch and destruction of ocean sunfish are unregulated worldwide.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Most waters hold sunfish and bass, and a few are stocked seasonally with trout.
From the courier-journal.com
Green sunfish, bluegills, and sculpins are known to prey on watercress darters.
From the al.com
Sunfish have sharp spines that will puncture the skin if not handled with care.
From the charlotteobserver.com
If you enjoy eating fish, sunfish are as tasty as any you have ever deep-fried.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Somewhere in the midst of catching these overpopulated sunfish, a notion occurred.
From the denverpost.com
However, there is enough water to let you go after bass, crappies and sunfish.
From the washingtontimes.com
- The lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- Ocean sunfish: among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
- Small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
- The Sunfish sailboat is a personal size, beach launched sailing dinghy utilizing a pontoon type hull carrying a lateen sail mounted to an un-stayed mast.
- (Sunfishing) When a bucking horse twists his body in the shape of a crescent
- Any of a dozens of members of the sunfish family, including largemouth bass, bluegill, redear and crappie.
- Any of a number of North American freshwater fish closely related to the perch. Known for their bright, sunny colors and interesting shapes, popular varieties include "Bluegill," "Crappie," and "Calico Bass," commonly called "Sunnies."
- A one-person sailboat that is very stable and easy to learn to sail.
- In Collection Magazine
