---
title: "Northern Sunfish"
description: "Lepomis peltastes — Ryby. The northern sunfish (Lepomis peltastes) is a freshwater fish in the centrachid family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/northern-sunfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Sunfish

> Lepomis peltastes — Ryby. The northern sunfish (Lepomis peltastes) is a freshwater fish in the centrachid family.

- Scientific name: *Lepomis peltastes*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1333
- Wikidata: [Q13392617](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13392617)
- iNaturalist taxon: [358056](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/358056)

## Names

- en: Northern Sunfish
- fr: Crapet du nord

## Countries with the most observations

US (986), CA (316)

## Summary

The northern sunfish (Lepomis peltastes) is a freshwater fish in the centrachid family. It is endemic to the northern United States and southern Canada. Lepomis peltastes was previously recognized as a subspecies of longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), but is now widely considered a distinct species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_sunfish

## Photo

![Northern Sunfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-sunfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241218574

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-sunfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).