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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreBigmouth buffalo A long-lived North American freshwater fish known for its terminal mouth and exceptional lifespan.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesBrown bullhead A hardy North American catfish known for surviving poor water conditions.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreYellow bullhead A medium-sized North American catfish known for its bright yellow belly and scavenging habits.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819

🇺🇸 United StatesBlack bullhead A small, hardy North American catfish that tolerates poor water conditions and feeds at night.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGafftopsail catfish Marine catfish with venomous spines and mouthbrooding malesCatfish · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United StatesBlue catfish A large North American catfish known for its size and invasive spread in eastern US waters.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreFlathead catfish A large North American freshwater predator known for its broad head and carnivorous diet.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreChannel catfish A widespread North American freshwater catfish, prized for food and sport.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819

🇺🇸 United StatesHardhead catfish A marine catfish of the western Atlantic with a bony head plate and paternal mouthbrooding.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves

Photo credits on this page

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

Bigmouth buffalo: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Brown bullhead: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Yellow bullhead: Eric Engbretson/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Black bullhead: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Gafftopsail catfish: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, source
Blue catfish: Duane Raver - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Flathead catfish: Engbretson, Eric / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Channel catfish: Ryan Somma, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Hardhead catfish: Edgar R. Waite, Public domain, source

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