Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: sunfish

Photo: A green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fish is originally from Barren’s Plateau in Tennessee.

Photo: A green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fish is originally from Barren’s Plateau in Tennessee.

Photo: A green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fish is originally from Barren’s Plateau in Tennessee.

Photo: A pair of dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A pair of dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fish are originally from the Florida Panhandle.

Photo: A dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fish is originally from the Florida Panhandle.

Photo: A pair dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A pair dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fish are originally from the Florida Panhandle.

Photo: A dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fish is originally from the Florida Panhandle.

Photo: A banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) from Caroline County, VA, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) from Caroline County, VA, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: Two banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) from Caroline County, VA, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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Two banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) from Caroline County, VA, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: An Everglades pygmy sunfish (Elassoma evergladei) From the panhandle near Bonifay, FL., photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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An Everglades pygmy sunfish (Elassoma evergladei) From the panhandle near Bonifay, FL., photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: An Everglades pygmy sunfish (Elassoma evergladei) From the panhandle near Bonifay, FL., photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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An Everglades pygmy sunfish (Elassoma evergladei) From the panhandle near Bonifay, FL., photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

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A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

Photo: A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

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A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

Photo: A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

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A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

Photo: A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

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A redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

Photo: A bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

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A bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

Photo: A bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

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A bantam sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.

Photo: A Gulf Coast pygmy sunfish (Elassoma gilberti) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A Gulf Coast pygmy sunfish (Elassoma gilberti) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A Gulf Coast pygmy sunfish (Elassoma gilberti) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A Gulf Coast pygmy sunfish (Elassoma gilberti) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: An endangered Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) at East Bay Regional Park District.

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An endangered Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) at East Bay Regional Park District.

Photo: An endangered Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) at East Bay Regional Park District.

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An endangered Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) at East Bay Regional Park District.

Photo: An endangered Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) at East Bay Regional Park District.

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An endangered Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) at East Bay Regional Park District.

Photo: Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

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Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

Photo: Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

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Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

Photo: Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

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Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

Photo: Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

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Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs.

Photo: Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) at Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium.

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Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) at Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium.

Photo: Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) at Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium.

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Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) at Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium.

Photo: Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

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Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

Photo: Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

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Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

Photo: Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

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Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

Photo: Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

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Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

A male central longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis megalotis) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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A male central longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis megalotis) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

A male central longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis megalotis) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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A male central longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis megalotis) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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