Fish of North America
190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLongnose gar
A primitive ray-finned fish with a long snout and armored scales found in North America.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇺🇸 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 moreDesert pupfish
Small desert fish that survives extreme heat and saltOther · Rivers and lakes · 1853
🇺🇸 United StatesDelta smelt
A tiny, endangered fish native to California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1963
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreBurbot
A coldwater freshwater fish with a chin whisker, native to the Northern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLongfin smelt
Small anadromous fish of the North Pacific coastOther · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇦 CanadaChain pickerel
Freshwater predator with a dark chain pattern on green sides.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1818
🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted seatrout
Estuarine drum fish of the US southeast coastOther · Estuaries and mangroves
North AmericaAtlantic croaker
Noisy marine fish of the western Atlantic coastOther · Coasts and shelves
🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreNorthern pike
A large freshwater ambush predator found across the Northern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇲🇽 MexicoTotoaba
The largest drum fish, native to the Gulf of California and threatened by illegal trade.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBonefish
A prized shallow-water game fish of the western Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic tarpon
Large, acrobatic saltwater game fish of the Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1847
North AmericaLadyfish
Silvery marine fish of the western AtlanticOther · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreLined seahorse
A western Atlantic seahorse with white neck lines and male pregnancy.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1810
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRed drum
A reddish game fish with a tail spot found in US coastal waters.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 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.
- Longnose gar: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
- Gar: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Desert pupfish: jkirkhart35, CC BY 2.0, source
- Delta smelt: Peterson, B. Moose / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Burbot: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Longfin smelt: Bill Stagnaro, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chain pickerel: Noel Burkhead/Howard Jelks, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Spotted seatrout: United States Fish Commission, Public domain, source
- Atlantic croaker: Carvalho-Souza, Gómez & González-Ortegón (2024), CC BY 4.0, source
- Northern pike: Georg Mittenecker, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Totoaba: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Bonefish: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Atlantic tarpon: Daiju Azuma, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ladyfish: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEF, Public domain, source
- Lined seahorse: No machine-readable author provided. Stevenj assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red drum: Hines, Robert W., Public domain, source
- Alligator gar: Cymothoa exigua, CC BY-SA 3.0, source