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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreMutton snapper A colourful Atlantic reef fish prized for its meat.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1828

North AmericaRougheye rockfish A deepwater Pacific rockfish that can live over two centuries.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1898

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreYellow perch Freshwater fish native to North America with distinctive vertical bars.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1814

🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePumpkinseed A small freshwater fish native to eastern North America, known for its bright colours and red ear flap.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1793

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBlack crappie A spotted freshwater sunfish native to North America, prized by anglers for its sport and table fare.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1856

North AmericaNassau grouper A large reef fish critical to Caribbean fisheries now facing extinction risks.Perch-like · Coral reefs

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSauger A freshwater perch species native to North American rivers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1834

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreBluegill A common North American sunfish known for its blue gill covers and popularity with anglers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1854

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRock bass A small, red-eyed freshwater sunfish native to North America.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesCrappie Two species of North American freshwater sunfish prized by anglers for sport and food.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesRedear sunfish Freshwater panfish known for crushing snail shells.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesWhite crappie North American freshwater fish with vertical body barsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGag grouper A large, mottled grey grouper from the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1879

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNorthern red snapper A large, red reef fish of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1860

🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreWalleye A freshwater perch native to North America, prized for its pale eyes and firm white flesh.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1818

🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific ocean perch A deep-water red rockfish of the North Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1890

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreYellowtail snapper A swift, golden-tailed reef fish of the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1791

🇺🇸 United StatesBlack sea bass Western Atlantic reef fish prized for its white fleshPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758

Photo credits on this page

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

Black sea bass: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, source
Northern red snapper: Geeklikepi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Yellow perch: Robert Colletta, Public domain, source
Pumpkinseed: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Black crappie: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
Nassau grouper: q phia, CC BY 2.0, source
Sauger: Duane Raver, Public domain, source
Bluegill: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Rock bass: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Crappie: Robert W. Hines, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Redear sunfish: Raver, Duane, Public domain, source
White crappie: Fizzishin, CC BY 4.0, source
Mutton snapper: Dan Schofield, CC BY 4.0, source
Rougheye rockfish: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
Walleye: Timothy Knepp, Public domain, source
Pacific ocean perch: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Yellowtail snapper: Fred Hsu ( Wikipedia:User:Fredhsu on en.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Gag grouper: T. Potts, Public domain, source

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