Sunfish or sun-fish may refer to:
Fish
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Centrarchidae
Centrarchidae, better known as sunfishes, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes (formerly belonging to the deprecated order Centrarchiformes), native only to North America. There are eight universally inc ...
, or sunfishes, a family of freshwater fish
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Lepomis'', the genus of true sunfish
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Molidae
The Molidae comprise the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unusual fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-fish" appearance. They are also the largest of the ray-finned bony fish, with the ...
, the family of ocean sunfishes
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Mola (fish), or sunfish
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Ocean sunfish
The ocean sunfish or common mola (''Mola mola'') is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It was misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different species, ''Mola alexandrini''. Adults typically weigh between . The spe ...
, ''Mola mola''
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Basking shark, ''Cetorhinus maximus'', common names include sun-fish
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Opah
Opahs, also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish (not to be confused with Molidae), kingfish, redfin ocean pan are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes comprising the small family Lampridae (also spelled Lamprididae).
The famil ...
, a family of saltwater fish family Lampridae commonly known as sunfish
Arts and entertainment
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The Sunfish'', 2014 Danish film ''Klumpfisken''
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Sunfish (musical)'', 2013
Places
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Sunfish, Kentucky
Sunfish is an unincorporated community located in the northwest corner of Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States, near the Grayson County line. It is approximately north-northeast of Bowling Green.
Sunfish is part of the Bowling Green Metro ...
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Sunfish Pond
Sunfish Pond is a glacial lake surrounded by a hardwood forest located on the Kittatinny Ridge within Worthington State Forest, adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Warren County, New Jersey. The Appalachian Trail run ...
, in Worthington State Forest, New Jersey, U.S.
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Sunfish Township, Pike County, Ohio
Sunfish Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,115 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Ships
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Sunfish (sailboat)
The Sunfish is a personal-size, beach-launched sailing dinghy. It features a very flat, boardlike hull carrying an Oceanic lateen sail mounted to an un- stayed mast.
Sunfish was developed by Alcort, Inc. and first appeared around 1952 as th ...
, a sailing dinghy
*, the name of several ships of the Royal Navy
*, the name of several ships of the United States Navy
See also
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