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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSea lamprey A jawless, parasitic fish native to the Northern Hemisphere that attacks other fish.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLake sturgeon A large, long-lived freshwater fish native to North America.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic sturgeon A large anadromous fish native to the western Atlantic Ocean and its river systems.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShortnose sturgeon A small, endangered North American sturgeon with a short snout.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1818

🇺🇸 United StatesShovelnose sturgeon Smallest North American freshwater sturgeon, known for its shovel-shaped snout and caviar production.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1820

🇺🇸 United StatesPallid sturgeon An endangered North American sturgeon species native to the Missouri and Mississippi river basins.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1905

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGar Ancient armored fish with lung-like swim bladders found in North American waters.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBowfin Ancient North American freshwater fish with air-breathing abilityAncient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesAmerican paddlefish Ancient freshwater fish with a sensory snout and filter-feeding habits.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1792

🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific lamprey An anadromous parasitic jawless fish found along the Pacific Rim.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872

🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePacific hagfish A jawless, slime-producing fish found in the deep Pacific Ocean.Ancient · Deep sea

🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreSturgeon Ancient fish with bony plates and heterocercal tails, known for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreWhite sturgeon Large North American sturgeon found in Pacific rivers and estuaries.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Sea lamprey: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Lake sturgeon: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
Atlantic sturgeon: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
Shortnose sturgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Shovelnose sturgeon: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Pallid sturgeon: USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation, Public domain, source
Gar: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Bowfin: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
American paddlefish: Timothy Knepp, Public domain, source
Pacific lamprey: Dave Herasimtschuk, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Pacific hagfish: Linda Snook, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) /, Public domain, source
Sturgeon: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
White sturgeon: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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