1. (noun) 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

• headfish
• mola
• ocean sunfish

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

• centrarchid

1. (noun) the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae

• crappie

2. (noun) 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

• mola lanceolata
• sharptail mola

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

• ambloplites rupestris
• rock bass
• rock sunfish
• black bass
• bream
• freshwater bream
• crappie
• lepomis gibbosus
• pumpkinseed

1. (noun) 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

• genus mola

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

• centrarchidae
• family centrarchidae

1. (noun) the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae

• freshwater fish

2. (noun) 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

• plectognath
• plectognath fish

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

• percoid
• percoid fish
• percoidean