Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 677
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The flier (Centrarchus macropterus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a sunfish from the family Centrarchidae which is endemic to the southern United States. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Centrarchus. A Second World War United States Navy submarine was named the USS Flier after this fish.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Flier (fish)”.