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While everyone else and their mother was probably getting skunked trout fishing, I was slaving away in the cold for this monster.

Banded Sunfish. One of the rarer species of Sunfish. These guys can only live in specific types of environments so you don't normally see many of them. The Location is obscured to protect them. They're very pretty but don't get too big sadly 

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Species #173
Banded Sunfish
Enneacanthus obesus

After catching the Blue-spotted Sunfish, I was just dropping some worms in between and caught a few more Enneacanthus sp. I had no idea how to identify the banded sunfish, so was just hoping one of the ones I catch would be a banded. After looking at all of them and checking with a bunch of people, I had about 80% of people i asked agree that its a banded, and I identified it by the 7 or so dull bands and the black spot on the opercular flap being larger than the eye. I definitely will need to go back sometime to cement this species into the lifelist, as this specimen isn’t the strongest

The Banded Sunfish is a small freshwater fish characterized by its distinctive vertical bands and rounded body. Typically reaching 2-3 inches in length and weighing up to 0.1 pounds, it inhabits slow-moving streams and ponds with abundant vegetation. Its diet consists mainly of small invertebrates. Known for its shy behavior, it often seeks shelter among aquatic plants.

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