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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreMexican tetra A freshwater characin with surface and blind cave forms, studied for evolutionary biology.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesDelta smelt A tiny, endangered fish native to California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1963 🇺🇸 United StatesOzark cavefish Small blind fish from US cavesOther · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United StatesNorthern cavefish A blind fish living in caves of Kentucky and IndianaOther · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesSouthern cavefish A blind cavefish from the eastern United States.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1859

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRazorback sucker Endangered river fish with a distinctive back ridgeOther · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesDevils Hole pupfish A tiny fish found only in one cavern in Nevada.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1930

🇺🇸 United StatesBonytail chub Endangered freshwater fish from the Colorado River Basin known for its thin tail.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted ratfish Cartilaginous fish with a rat-like tail and venomous spineOther · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United StatesJune sucker Endangered Utah lake fish named for its spawning monthOther · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesCui-ui Endangered sucker fish native to Pyramid Lake in NevadaOther · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇸 Iceland and 2 moreLumpfish A round, sucker-finned fish from the North Atlantic, prized for its roe and use in salmon farming.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAlligator gar A large, primitive freshwater fish native to North America known for its armored scales and air-breathing ability.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1803

Photo credits on this page

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

Mexican tetra: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Delta smelt: Peterson, B. Moose / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Southern cavefish: Niemiller ML, Zigler KS, Hart PB, Kuhajda BR, Armbruster JW, Ayala BN,, CC BY 4.0, source
Razorback sucker: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain, source
Devils Hole pupfish: Olin Feuerbacher / USFWS, Public domain, source
Bonytail chub: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
Chimaeras: Linda Snook / MBNMS, Public domain, source
June sucker: David Starr Jordan, Public domain, source
Cui-ui: John Otterbein Snyder, Public domain, source
Lumpfish: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Alligator gar: Cymothoa exigua, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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