Freshwater Fish Identification
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This page offers a variety of resources to help in the identification of North American freshwater fish.
North America is home to hundreds of species of freshwater fish, many found nowhere else in the world.
Popular freshwater fish include trout, salmon, bass, sunfish, perch, walleye, pike, catfish, minnows, carp, herring, shad and others.
North America is home to hundreds of species of freshwater fish, many found nowhere else in the world.
Popular freshwater fish include trout, salmon, bass, sunfish, perch, walleye, pike, catfish, minnows, carp, herring, shad and others.
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Freshwater Fish of North America
Over 700 species of freshwater fishes are found throughout North America, including fish of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Among the most well known North American fish are members of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae). This includes largemouth, smallmouth and rock bass, crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and many other sunfish. The family's 27 species are native only to North America.
The perches are one of the largest families of fishes in North America, outnumbered only by one of the minnow families. The perch family includes the yellow perch, walleye, sauger and many darter species.
The Salmonidae family is another well known group of fish. This family includes freshwater and anadromous trout, salmon, char, whitefish and graylings. Some members of this group of fish live their entire lives in freshwater. Others are anadromous; they spend all or part of their adult life in salt water and return to freshwater streams and rivers to spawn.
Well known freshwater trout include rainbow, golden, brook, lake, brown, cutthroat, dolly varden, bull and others. There are 6 species of wild salmon native to North America. Five Pacific salmon include: Sockeye or Red, Chinook or King, Coho or Silver, Keta or Chum and Pink or Humpback salmon. A sixth species, the Atlantic Salmon once swam throughout much of the Northeast, but wild populations now exist only in Maine and parts of Eastern Canada.
Among the most well known North American fish are members of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae). This includes largemouth, smallmouth and rock bass, crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and many other sunfish. The family's 27 species are native only to North America.
The perches are one of the largest families of fishes in North America, outnumbered only by one of the minnow families. The perch family includes the yellow perch, walleye, sauger and many darter species.
The Salmonidae family is another well known group of fish. This family includes freshwater and anadromous trout, salmon, char, whitefish and graylings. Some members of this group of fish live their entire lives in freshwater. Others are anadromous; they spend all or part of their adult life in salt water and return to freshwater streams and rivers to spawn.
Well known freshwater trout include rainbow, golden, brook, lake, brown, cutthroat, dolly varden, bull and others. There are 6 species of wild salmon native to North America. Five Pacific salmon include: Sockeye or Red, Chinook or King, Coho or Silver, Keta or Chum and Pink or Humpback salmon. A sixth species, the Atlantic Salmon once swam throughout much of the Northeast, but wild populations now exist only in Maine and parts of Eastern Canada.
A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes
A comprehensive field guide to freshwater fishes of North America - covers all 790 species known in the United States and Canada. More than 700 illustrations help in identifying species of fish. Also includes distribution maps and additional drawings of key details.
A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes : North America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guides)
Amazon Price: $3.70 (as of 05/31/2012)
Fishing Links
- USA Fishing Guides
- Freshwater guides of the USA offer trips for species such as largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, crappie, musky, pike, walleye, perch, trout, salmon, catfish, sturgeon and others. Many guides offer spincasting, baitcasting and fly fishing trips.
- Fish Identification - Parts of a Fish
- Understanding scientific terms can help anglers in fish identification. This page shows a diagram and defines several basic fish anatomy terms.
Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Freshwater Fish
Ken Schultz's Guide to Freshwater Fish is a must for anglers and sportfishing enthusiasts everywhere. This full-color guide describes 140 of the most common freshwater fish species found in North American rivers, lakes, and streams. Information covers identification, habitat, size, and diet.
Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Freshwater Fish
Amazon Price: $48.40 (as of 05/31/2012)
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