Flier (fish)
| Flier | |
|---|---|
| In Virginia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Centrarchidae |
| Subfamily: | Centrarchinae |
| Genus: | Centrarchus Cuvier, 1829 |
| Species: | C. macropterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrarchus macropterus (Lacépède, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Labrus macropterus Lacépède, 1801 | |
The flier (Centrarchus macropterus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a sunfish from the family Centrarchidae which is endemic to the southern United States of America. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Centrarchus. A Second World War United States Navy submarine was named the USS Flier after this fish.