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Lepomis auritus
Pondfish Pond"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchid[ae]; -- 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.
Lepomis gibbosus
Sunfish Sun"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail. (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachid[ae]. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L. pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the species are called also pondfish. (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner. (d) The opah. (e) The basking, or liver, shark. (f) Any large jellyfish.
Lepomis gibbosus
Pondfish Pond"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchid[ae]; -- 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.
Lepomis pallidus
Dollardee Dol`lar*dee", n. (Zo["o]l.) A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.

Meaning of Lepomis from wikipedia

- even becoming pests. Aquarium trade in some Lepomis species is prohibited in Germany for this reason. Lepomis species, among others, are sometimes referred...
- The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or, as is common in Texas, "copper nose", is a species of North...
- The pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), also referred to as sun perch, pond perch, common sunfish, punkie, sunfish, sunny, and kivver, is a small to medium–sized...
- sunfish hybrid. It is a hybrid between a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). They can sometimes be found in ponds, lakes...
- groups based on the two most common genera (Micropterus and Lepomis). Species in the genera Lepomis are defined by a deep or more round body shape, smaller...
- media related to Lepomis cyanellus. Wikispecies has information related to Lepomis cyanellus. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepomis cyanellus". FishBase...
- 1 ounce (0.94 kg). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepomis auritus. NatureServe (2013). "Lepomis auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013:...
- 1985. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepomis gulosus. NatureServe.; Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Lepomis gulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
- Commons has media related to Lepomis megalotis. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepomis megalotis". FishBase. "Lepomis megalotis". Integrated Taxonomic...
- Three Sunfishes (Lepomis spp.) in an Estuarine Bayou". Estuaries. 23 (5): 621–632. "Lepomis microlophus (Redear sunfish)". CABI. "Lepomis microlophus (Redear...