Banded sunfish
(Enneacanthus obesus)
Image source: Kevin Metcalf | inaturalist.org
General data
Scientific names:
Banded sunfish
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Continental
Native:
North America
The banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) is a freshwater fish of the family, Centrarchidae.
They are native to North America.
The banded sunfish is similar to the blackbanded sunfish and has a very compressed and deep body. Its sides are iridescent and dark colored. There are dark bands on its side and nuptial males and females will develop blue specks on their bodies. Its mouth is upturned and its pectoral and tail fins are rounded.
It grows to an approximate length of 9.5 cm.
The banded sunfish is found in the Atlantic coastal drainages of North America from southern Maine south to central Florida and along the Gulf slope as far west as the Perdido River drainage in Alabama.
