Bruce :

That fish looks abnormal to me. I have seen a whole lot of small sunfish up close and for long periods in ponds , hatcheries and in aquariums. I even looked online for additional pics. of juvenile sunfish and could not find any that looked remotely like the pic. I guess it is mostly BG based on coloration . I don't want to start a problem and don't profess to be an expert on juvenile sunfish ID but the fish looks genetically deformed. To the non fisheries scientist eye the sum of the parts do not match. I had hoped one of you would go first before I went way out on a limb. How is this for starting a dicussion. \:\) \:D ewest