The Family Centrarchidae currently includes 31 species in nine genera. Below, is a listing of the species and genera that we currently recognize based on our analyses.
| Acantharcus pomotis | Mud Sunfish | Lepomis marginatus | Dollar Sunfish |
| Ambloplites ariommus | Shadow Bass | Lepomis megalotis | Longear Sunfish |
| Ambloplites cavifrons | Roanoke Bass | Lepomis microlophus | Redear Sunfish |
| Ambloplites constellatus | Ozark Bass | Lepomis miniatus | Redspotted Sunfish |
| Ambloplites rupestris | Rock Bass | Lepomis punctatus | Spotted Sunfish |
| Archoplites interruptus | Sacramento Perch | Lepomis symmetricus | Bantam Sunfish |
| Centrarchus macropterus | Flier | Micropterus coosae | Coosa Bass |
| Enneacanthus chaetodon | Blackbanded Sunfish | Micropterus punctulatus | Spotted Bass |
| Lepomis auritus | Redbreast Sunfish | Micropterus salmoides | Largemouth Bass |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Green Sunfish | Micropterus cataractae | Shoal Bass |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Pumpkinseed Sunfish | Micropterus treculi | Guadalupe Bass |
| Lepomis gulosus | Warmouth | Pomoxis annularis | White Crappie |
| Lepomis humilis | Orangespotted Sunfish | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Black Crappie |
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill |
Fish illustrations by Joseph R. Tomelleri and used with permission.