largest sunfish

What Is The Biggest Ocean Sunfish Ever Caught?

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The world record weight of a sunfish goes to a specimen from Japan with a total length of 272 centimeters, or about nine feet, who weighed a whopping 2,300 kilograms, or 5,070 pounds. How big is the largest sunfish ? The mola are the heaviest of all the bony fish, with large specimens reaching 14 … Read more

What’s The Difference Between A Bluegill And A Pumpkinseed?

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The pumpkinseed can be distinguished from the bluegill by the bright orange spot at the tip of the ear flap and the lack of a dark blotch on the soft portion of the dorsal Breeding males are particularly colorful; their cheeks and gill covers are marked by wavy bright blue bars. Are pumpkinseed and sunfish … Read more