Synonyms for sunfish
ˈsʌnˌfɪʃsun·fish

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1. sunfishnoun

   the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae

   Synonyms:
   centrarchid, ocean sunfish, headfish, mola

2. ocean sunfish, sunfish, mola, headfishnoun

   among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters

   Synonyms:
   centrarchid, ocean sunfish, headfish, mola

3. sunfish, centrarchidnoun

   small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed

   Synonyms:
   centrarchid, ocean sunfish, headfish, mola

Matched Categories

1. • Freshwater Fish
   • Percoid Fish
   • Plectognath

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1. List of paraphrases for "sunfish":

   bluegill, bass

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1. Marianne Nyegaard:

   A Japanese research group first found genetic evidence of an unknown sunfish species in Australian waters 10 years ago, but the fish kept eluding the scientific community because we didn't know what it looked like, finding these fish and storing specimens for studies is a logistical nightmare due to their elusive nature and enormous size, so sunfish research is difficult at the best of times.

2. Marianne Nyegaard:

   The new species managed to evade discovery for nearly three centuries by ‘hiding’ in a messy history of sunfish taxonomy, partially because they are so difficult to preserve and study, even for natural history museums, that is why we named it Mola tecta (the Hoodwinker Sunfish), derived from the Latin tectus, meaning disguised or hidden.