Sunfish

Sunfish, any fish of the genus, Orthagoriscus, of the G1obe-fish family, with two species widely distributed in tropical and temperate seas. The body is compressed and very short, but cannot be inflated with air. The Short Sunfish (0. mola) attains a length of 7 or 8 feet, and is often taken on our southern coast and on the coast of Ireland, as it basks on the surface. The Oblong Sunfish (O. truncatus) occurs less frequently.