Enneacanthus

Taxobox
name = "Enneacanthus"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = Blackbanded sunfish ("E. chaetodon")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Centrarchidae
genus = "Enneacanthus"
genus_authority = Gill 1864
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "E. chaetodon" - Blackbanded sunfish
"E. gloriosus" - Bluespotted sunfish
"E. obesus" - Banded sunfish

"Enneacanthus" Gill, 1864, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The type species is "E. obesus," the banded sunfish, and the species of this genus are known collectively as the banded or little sunfishes.

The "Enneacanthus" species, all of which grow to a maximum overall length of about 10 cm (4 in), are native to freshwater lakes, ponds, and estuaries along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.

All three species are kept as aquarium fish by hobbyists.

The generic name "Enneacanthus" derives from the Greek "εννέα" (nine) and "άκανθα" (thorn).

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