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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreChum salmon A Pacific salmon species known for its large size and wide distribution across the North Pacific.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1836

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreSockeye salmon Anadromous Pacific salmon known for red spawning colour and zooplankton diet.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792

🇺🇸 United StatesCutthroat trout A group of Pacific trout native to western North America, known for red throat markings.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1793

🇺🇸 United StatesApache trout A golden-spotted trout native to Arizona highlands.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreKokanee salmon A landlocked freshwater form of the sockeye salmon found in North America and Japan.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreOncorhynchus A genus of migratory fish native to the North Pacific basin.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBrook trout A colorful freshwater char native to eastern North America, known for its spotted pattern and status as a popular game fSalmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1814

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBull trout A large char native to cold rivers of northwestern North America.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1836

🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreLake trout Large freshwater char of northern lakesSalmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreDolly Varden trout A cold-water char native to the North Pacific rim.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792

🇺🇸 United StatesWestslope cutthroat trout Native salmonid of the upper Columbia and Missouri river basins.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1856

🇺🇸 United StatesLahontan cutthroat trout Large native trout of the Lahontan Basin in Nevada and surrounding states.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesCalifornia golden trout Native high-elevation trout of the Sierra NevadaSalmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1892

🇺🇸 United StatesGila trout A copper-coloured salmonid native to the US Southwest.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreArctic grayling A cold-water salmon relative with a large, colourful dorsal fin.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1776

🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreLake whitefish A cool-water freshwater fish from North America.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreCoho salmon Anadromous Pacific salmon known for silver ocean phase and red spawning colours.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

North AmericaRainbow trout A cold-water trout native to the Pacific basin with a distinctive red stripe.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792

🇳🇴 Norway and 4 moreAtlantic salmon A large anadromous fish found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and its rivers.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreChinook salmon The largest Pacific salmon species, prized for size and food value.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSteelhead Anadromous form of the rainbow trout that migrates between ocean and freshwater.Salmonid · Between sea and river

🇺🇸 United StatesCoastal cutthroat trout A Pacific trout with red throat marksSalmonid · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Coastal cutthroat trout: USFWS - Pacific Region, Public domain, source
Sockeye salmon: Timothy Knepp of the Fish and Wildlife Service., Public domain, source
Cutthroat trout: Hazzard, Lloyde / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Apache trout: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Public domain, source
Kokanee salmon: self, CC0, source
Oncorhynchus: David Menke, Public domain, source
Brook trout: Engbretson, Eric, Public domain, source
Bull trout: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Lake trout: Knepp Timothy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Dolly Varden trout: The original uploader was PDH at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
Westslope cutthroat trout: Craig D. Young, Public domain, source
Lahontan cutthroat trout: Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office, Public domain, source
California golden trout: Joshpryor, CC BY 4.0, source
Gila trout: Salmonid enthusiast, CC BY 4.0, source
Arctic grayling: No machine-readable author provided. AKSMITH assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Lake whitefish: Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp, Public domain, source
Chum salmon: Focus Saranpat Ouilapan, CC0, source
Rainbow trout: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Atlantic salmon: Hartley, William W., Public domain, source
Chinook salmon: A. Hoen and Co., Public domain, source
Steelhead: Tobin John, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Coho salmon: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain, source

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