Sunfish
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In a photo posted by the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, the sunfish is seen swimming in front of photos of human faces attached to a row of uniforms.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025
“The ocean sunfish will actually kind of put their heads out of the water as they eat these. It resembles Pac-Man eating pellets,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
It’s the latest tactic in an ongoing struggle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay below the Glen Canyon Dam and to protect a threatened native fish, the humpback chub.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023
Despite the fish’s death, it is heartening to see that sunfish can currently survive to reach such a massive size in the wild, Thys says.
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2022
Included among these fish were sunfish and bass, which of course are favorites of anglers and commonly find their way to the dinner table.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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