Centrarchidae is the sunfish family of freshwater fish, native to North America, comprising several genera including Micropterus, the black basses such as the largemouth bass. Members are carnivorous, nest-building fish, and several species have been introduced widely outside their native range for sport fishing.
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Centrarchidae, better known as sunfishes or centrarchids, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Centrarchiformes, native only to North America.
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