Sunfish

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Mai Kato, a staff member, told Mainichi Shimbun that the sunfish, which arrived at the aquarium a year ago, had a "curious" personality and "would swim up to visitors when they approached the tank".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

McNeish, who has examined the fish carcasses since late August, has identified non-native species including bass, sunfish, bullhead catfish and mosquitofish.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

It’s the latest tactic in an ongoing struggle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay below the Glen Canyon Dam and to protect a threatened native fish, the humpback chub.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

A sunfish found near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean weighed as much as an S.U.V.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Included among these fish were sunfish and bass, which of course are favorites of anglers and commonly find their way to the dinner table.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson