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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

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

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

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

🇺🇸 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

🇺🇸 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

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
Black crappie: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
Nassau grouper: q phia, CC BY 2.0, source
Mutton snapper: Dan Schofield, CC BY 4.0, source
Rougheye rockfish: Anonymous Unknown author, 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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