Family Centrarchidae

Acantharchus - The mud sunfish prefers sluggish, weedy waters of 10–22 °C , over muddy, detritus-strewn bottoms, and occurs in small lakes as well as riverine backwaters.

Ambloplites - Ambloplites Rafinesque, 1820, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes.

Archoplites - The Sacramento perch's native habitat is in sluggish, vegetated waters of sloughs and lakes.

Centrarchus - The flier, which can live up to five years, grows to a maximum recorded length of about 3 cm .

Enneacanthus - Enneacanthus Gill, 1864, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes.

Lepomis - Lepomis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes.

Micropterus - Micropterus , is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes.

Pomoxis - Both species of crappie as adults feed predominantly on smaller species, including the young of their own predators .