Family Centrarchidae - Sunfishes
  Order
:
Centrarchidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 8 | Species : 38 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
:
Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: North America. Anal spines at least 3. Pseudobranch small and hidden. Branchiostegal rays 5-7. Separate gill membranes. To about 83 cm maximum length (reported for Micropterus salmoides). Mostly nest builders. Nest building and guarding done by the male. Valued as sports fish and used in physiological and ecological experiments. Introduced into many areas outside native range.
  Etymology
:
Greek, kentron = thorn, sting + Greek, archos = anus ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
guarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Centrarchiformes | Centrarchoidei | | Centrarchidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Centrarchidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepède, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Labrus macropterus Lacepède, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Micropterus dolomieui Lacepède, 1802
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Bodianus achigan Rafinesque, 1817
synonymjuniororiginal
Cichla fasciata Lesueur, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Centrarchus fasciatus (Lesueur, 1822)
synonymjuniornew
Cichla minima Lesueur, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
acceptedseniornew
Labrus salmoides Lacepède, 1802
synonymseniororiginal
Aplites salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
Grystes salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
Huro salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniorchange in rank
Huro nigricans Cuvier, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Grystes nigricans (Cuvier, 1828)
synonymjuniornew
Perca nigricans (Cuvier, 1828)
synonymjuniornew
Grystes megastoma Garlick, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819)
acceptedseniornew
Calliurus punctulatus Rafinesque, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
Micropterus floridanus (Lesueur, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Cichla floridana Lesueur, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Micropterus treculii (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1874)
acceptedseniornew
Dioplites nuecensis treculii Vaillant & Bocourt, 1874
synonymseniororiginal
! Micropterus treculi (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1874)
synonymseniornew
Micropterus coosae Hubbs & Bailey, 1940
acceptedseniororiginal
Micropterus henshalli Hubbs & Bailey, 1940
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Micropterus notius Bailey & Hubbs, 1949
acceptedseniororiginal
Micropterus cataractae Williams & Burgess, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Micropterus cahabae Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Micropterus chattahoochae Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Micropterus tallapoosae Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Micropterus warriorensis Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, 1818
acceptedseniororiginal
Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Lepomis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Pomoxis sparoides (Lacepède, 1801)
ambiguousquestionablenew
! Pomoxys sparoides (Lacepède, 1801)
ambiguousquestionablenew
Centrarchus hexacanthus Valenciennes, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Pomoxis hexacanthus (Valenciennes, 1831)
synonymjuniornew
! Pomotis hexacanthus (Valenciennes, 1831)
synonymjuniornew
Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Labrus auritus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Lepomis aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Perca gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Eupomotis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Lepomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Pomotis vulgaris Cuvier, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819
acceptedseniororiginal
! Lepomis cyanella Rafinesque, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
! Lepomus cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Lepomis macrochira Rafinesque, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820)
acceptedseniornew
Icthelis megalotis Rafinesque, 1820
synonymseniororiginal
Lepomis peltastes (non Cope, 1870)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Pomotis gulosus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Chaenobryttus gulosus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Cyprinus coronarius Bartram, 1791
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaenobryttus coronarius (Bartram, 1791)
synonymjuniornew
Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831)
acceptedseniornew
Bryttus punctatus Valenciennes, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Lepomis punctatus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831)
synonymseniornew
Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855)
acceptedseniornew
Pomotis marginatus Holbrook, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
Lepomis humilis (Girard, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
Bryttus humilis Girard, 1858
synonymseniororiginal
Lepomis microlophus (Günther, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
Pomotis microlophus Günther, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Lepomis miniatus (Jordan, 1877)
acceptedseniornew
! Lepiopomus miniatus Jordan, 1877
synonymseniororiginal
Lepomis symmetricus Forbes, 1883
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817)
acceptedseniornew
Bodianus rupestris Rafinesque, 1817
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambloplites constellatus Cashner & Suttkus, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Acantharchus pomotis (Baird, 1855)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Acanthardus pomotis (Baird, 1855)
synonymseniornew
Enneacanthus obesus (Girard, 1854)
acceptedseniornew
Pomotis obesus Girard, 1854
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Pomotis chaetodon Baird, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Enneacanthus gloriosus (Holbrook, 1855)
acceptedseniornew
Bryttus gloriosus Holbrook, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
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