Sunfish vs. Moonfish

Sunfish vs. Moonfish — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sunfish and Moonfish

Sunfishnoun

Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.

Moonfishnoun

Any of various flat, oval marine fish species.

Most moonfish are silvery (hence their name), others yellowish.

Sunfishnoun

Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.

Moonfishnoun

Family Monodactylidae (pl=es, pl=es)

Sunfishnoun

the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae

Moonfishnoun

Mene maculata, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific

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Sunfishnoun

among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters

Moonfishnoun

Most species of genus Selene

Sunfishnoun

small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed

Moonfishnoun

(Chaetodipterus faber)

Moonfishnoun

Family Molidae (ocean sunfish)

Moonfishnoun

The opahs in the family Lamprididae.

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Moonfishnoun

The cusk (Brosme brosme), a North Atlantic cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, the only species in its genus.

Moonfishnoun

The southern platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus)

Moonfishnoun

any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies

Moonfishnoun

large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean