Northern Sunfish
Lepomis peltastes
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 941
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
The northern sunfish (Lepomis peltastes) is a freshwater fish in the centrachid family. It is endemic to the northern United States and southern Canada. Lepomis peltastes was previously recognized as a subspecies of longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), but is now widely considered a distinct species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern sunfish”.