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Flier (Centrarchus macropterus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Percoidei Family: Centrarchidae
Genera
Acantharchus  Ambloplites  Archoplites  Centrarchus  Enneacanthus  Lepomis  Micropterus  Pomoxis Flier (Centrarchus macropterus). ... Binomial name Centrarchus macropterus (Lacépède, 1801) The flier (Centrarchus macropterus) is a sunfish (family Centrarchidae) native to muddy-bottomed swamps, ponds, weedy lakes, and riverine backwaters across the American South, from southern Illinois east to the Potomac River basin and south to Texas. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ... See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ... Binomial name Acantharchus pomotis (Baird, 1855) 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. ... Species  A. ariommus - Shadow bass  A. cavifrons - Roanoke bass  A. constellatus - Ozark bass  A. rupestris - Rock bass Ambloplites Rafinesque, 1820, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Archoplites interruptus (Gill, 1854) The Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) is a sunfish (family Centrarchidae) native to the Sacramento–San Joaquin, Pajaro, and Salinas River areas in California but widely introduced throughout the western United States. ... Binomial name Centrarchus macropterus (Lacépède, 1801) The flier (Centrarchus macropterus) is a sunfish (family Centrarchidae) native to muddy-bottomed swamps, ponds, weedy lakes, and riverine backwaters across the American South, from southern Illinois east to the Potomac River basin and south to Texas. ... Species   - Blackbanded sunfish   - Bluespotted sunfish   - Banded sunfish Enneacanthus Gill, 1864, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Species (see text) Lepomis Rafinesque, 1819, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Species  M. cataractae - shoal bass  M. coosae - redeye bass  M. dolomieu - smallmouth bass  M. notius - Suwannee bass  M. punctulatus - spotted bass  M. salmoides - largemouth bass  M. treculii - Guadalupe bass Micropterus Lacépède, 1802, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Species   - white crappy   - black crappy Pomoxis Rafinesque, 1818, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ...
Sunfish range

The sunfishes are a family (Centrarchidae) of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The type genus is Centrarchus (consisting solely of the flier, C. macropterus). The family's 27 species includes many fishes familiar to North Americans, including the black basses, rock bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, and crappies. All are native only to North America. Image File history File links Centrarchidae_dis. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ... Type specimens When a new species is discovered, more important than creating a new and unique name for the species is developing a reasonably detailed description. ... Binomial name Centrarchus macropterus (Lacépède, 1801) The flier (Centrarchus macropterus) is a sunfish (family Centrarchidae) native to muddy-bottomed swamps, ponds, weedy lakes, and riverine backwaters across the American South, from southern Illinois east to the Potomac River basin and south to Texas. ... Binomial name Centrarchus macropterus (Lacépède, 1801) The flier (Centrarchus macropterus) is a sunfish (family Centrarchidae) native to muddy-bottomed swamps, ponds, weedy lakes, and riverine backwaters across the American South, from southern Illinois east to the Potomac River basin and south to Texas. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... Species  M. cataractae - shoal bass  M. coosae - redeye bass  M. dolomieu - smallmouth bass  M. notius - Suwannee bass  M. punctulatus - spotted bass  M. salmoides - largemouth bass  M. treculii - Guadalupe bass Micropterus Lacépède, 1802, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) The rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Micropterus salmoides (Lacépède, 1802) The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a species of freshwater fish. ... Poop pie. ...

Family members are distinguished by having at least three anal spines. The dorsal spines are 5–13 in number, but most species have 10–12. The pseudobranch is small and concealed. Sizes of most are in the 20–30 cm (8–12 in) range, but with the largemouth bass reported to reach almost one metre (just over three feet) in extreme cases. The pseudobranch, also pseudobranchia is the reduced first gill arch of a fish. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ...

The male of most species builds a nest by hollowing out a depression using his tail, then guards the eggs.

Most sunfishes are valued for sports fishing, and have been introduced in many areas outside their original ranges, sometimes becoming pests. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ...

The marine sunfishes (family Molidae) are entirely unrelated; for some other fishes known as "sunfish", see Sunfish. Binomial name Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) The Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) is a bizarre pelagic fish, the largest bony fish in the world, with specimens observed up to 3. ... Several kinds of things are named sunfish (or sun-fish): A brand of sailboat Various fishes: Marine fishes: The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) Opah (family Lampridae; two species) The moonfishes of genus Selene (order Perciformes) The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) (order Perciformes) The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), a ray...

References

• "Centrarchidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
• "Centrarchidae" (TSN 168093). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. N.p.: Integrated Taxonomic Information System, 2004. Accessed on 5 December 2004.
• Kevin J. Roe, Phillip M. Harris, Richard L. Mayden: Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genera of North American Sunfishes and Basses (Percoidei: Centrarchidae) as Evidenced by the Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene. In: Copeia, 2002, Nr. 4, S. 897–905 (in PDF)

Ambloplites rupestris FishBase is a comprehensive database of information about fish. ... The Integrated Taxonomic Information System or ITIS is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (750x1050, 649 KB) Description: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris) Creator: Eric Engbretson URL: Fish and Wildlife Service File links The following pages link to this file: Centrarchidae ... Binomial name Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) The rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ...

Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). ... Binomial name Micropterus dolomieu Lacépède, 1802 The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ...

Pomoxis nigromaculatus ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1050x750, 604 KB) Description: Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) Creator: Eric Engbretson URL: Fish and Wildlife Service File links The following pages link to this file: Centrarchidae ...