Enneacanthus
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| Blackbanded sunfish (E. chaetodon) | ||||||||||||
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E. chaetodon – Blackbanded sunfish |
Enneacanthus Gill, 1864, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The type species is E. obesus, the banded sunfish, and the species of this genus are known collectively as the banded or little sunfishes.
The Enneacanthus species, all of which grow to a maximum overall length of about 10 cm (4 in), are native to freshwater lakes, ponds, and backwaters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.
All three species are kept as aquarium fish by hobbyists.
The generic name Enneacanthus derives from the Greek εννέα (nine) and άκανθα (thorn).
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Categories: Sunfishes