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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 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

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGreen sunfish A small, aggressive freshwater fish native to North America, known for its blue-green colour and invasive potential in nPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 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 1 moreBlue walleye Extinct colour variant of the walleye from the Great LakesPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1926

🇨🇦 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

Photo credits on this page

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

Yellow perch: Robert Colletta, Public domain, source
Pumpkinseed: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Black crappie: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
Green sunfish: Duane Raver, Public domain, 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
Blue walleye: NOAA, Public domain, source
Walleye: Timothy Knepp, Public domain, source

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