Feeling that tug on the line, an angler sets the hook and reels in a small sunfish, then asks the perennial question: Should I keep it? Sunfish, also known as bluegills and pumpkinseeds, are a go-to ...

Ocean sunfish live in the open sea in temperate ... but it shares the lopsided bullet-shaped body and long fins that give the species such a distinctive look. Another Japanese aquarium came ...

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank, and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations.

The 26-year-old aquarist hoped audiences would return when the renovation work had finished and encouraged visitors to wave at the sunfish, which is 80cm long and weighs nearly 30kg. The species ...