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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission adds sunfish like bluegills to Panfish Enhancement program, requiring 7-inch ...
The Mola Tecta was discovered as a new species of sunfish in 2017. They are believed to be native to cooler waters in the Southern Hemisphere, but there have been two sightings in the Monterey Bay.
A pair of paddlers encountered a massive sunfish just a few hundred yards off Laguna Beach’s shoreline that could rival in size a Guinness World Record set in 1996. Rich German and friend Matt ...
The sunfish is an omnivore that can measure 14 feet vertically and 10 feet horizontally. Weighing nearly 5,000 pounds, it is the heaviest of all the bony fish, according to National Geographic.
The Brief Wesley Daniels tied the Georgia state record for spotted sunfish with a 12-ounce catch from the Suwannee River. Spotted sunfish, or "stumpknockers," are typically smaller and prefer ...
Mola mola, I love that name. As Latin names go, I think it is exactly right for the ocean sunfish. Recently ocean sunfish have been sighted about 10 miles southeast off of Hampton Beach.
Wesley Daniels ties the state record with an 8 ¾-inch spotted sunfish caught in the Suwannee River, marking 2025's first record freshwater fish.
A pair of paddlers encountered a massive sunfish just a few hundred yards off Laguna Beach’s shoreline that could rival in size a Guinness World Record set in 1996. Rich German and friend Matt ...