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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

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

🇺🇸 United StatesGuadalupe bass A rare Texas endemic black bass prized by anglers for its fighting spirit.Other · Rivers and lakes

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

🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreBurbot A coldwater freshwater fish with a chin whisker, native to the Northern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇺🇸 United StatesWhite bass A silver-striped freshwater fish native to North American rivers and lakes.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreEulachon A small anadromous smelt known for its high fat content and cultural importance in Pacific North America.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida pompano A fast-growing marine fish prized for food and sport fishing.Other · Coasts and shelves

🇧🇸 BahamasAtlantic blue marlin Large Atlantic billfish prized by sport anglers.Other · Open ocean

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

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreStriped bass Anadromous marine fish native to the Atlantic coast of North America, known for sport fishing and culinary use.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSmelt Small fish of the northern hemisphere known for spring runs and culinary traditions.Other · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Smelt: Surf_Smelt,_Pond_smelt.jpg : Drawing by H. L. Todd, NOAA's Historic Fi, Public domain, source
Guadalupe bass: Nick Loveland, CC0, source
Mexican tetra: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Burbot: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
White bass: Nick Loveland, CC0, source
Pompano: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
Eulachon: en:User:James Crippen, Public domain, source
Cui-ui: John Otterbein Snyder, Public domain, source
Sturgeon: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Striped bass: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Atlantic blue marlin: NOAA, Public domain, source

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