Akademik

spotted sunfish
noun
inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish
Syn: ↑stumpknocker, ↑Lepomis punctatus
Hypernyms: ↑freshwater bream, ↑bream
Member Holonyms: ↑Lepomis, ↑genus Lepomis

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noun
1. : either of two small sunfishes (Enneacanthus obesus and E. gloriosus) of coastal streams of the eastern U. S.
2. : stumpknocker

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a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots. Also called stumpknocker.
[1880-85]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.