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Enneacanthus

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Enneacanthus
Enneacanthus obesus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Subfamily: Centrarchinae
Genus: Enneacanthus
T. N. Gill, 1864
Type species
Enneacanthus obesus
Girard, 1854

Enneacanthus is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish 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 estuaries along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.

All three species are kept as aquarium fish by hobbyists.

Etymology

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The generic name Enneacanthus derives from the Greek εννέα (nine) and άκανθα (thorn).

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Enneacanthus chaetodon (S. F. Baird, 1855) black-banded sunfish
Enneacanthus gloriosus (Holbrook, 1855) blue-spotted sunfish
Enneacanthus obesus (Girard, 1854) banded sunfish


Blue-spotted sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Enneacanthus". FishBase. February 2013 version.