Category:Pondfish

Pond"fish`, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: any one of numerous species of american fresh-water fishes Belonging to the family centrarchidæ; -- called also pond perch, and Sunfish.

Note: the common pondfish of new england (lepomis gibbosus) is called Also bream, pumpkin seed, and sunny. See sunfish. The long-eared Pondfish (lepomis auritus) of the eastern united states is Distinguished by its very long opercular flap.