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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic sturgeon A large anadromous fish native to the western Atlantic Ocean and its river systems.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesShovelnose sturgeon Smallest North American freshwater sturgeon, known for its shovel-shaped snout and caviar production.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1820

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

🇺🇸 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 StatesLeast killifish A tiny North American fish that gives birth to live young and measures just two centimetres long.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSailfin molly Small livebearing fish with a large dorsal fin in males.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1821

🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreSouthern platyfish Small live-bearing freshwater fish from Central AmericaLivebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇽 MexicoVariable platyfish Small livebearing fish from Mexico popular in home aquariumsLivebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreGreen swordtail A hardy live-bearing fish popular in home aquariums.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1848

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreTexas cichlid The only cichlid native to the United StatesCichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreFathead minnow Small North American freshwater fish used as bait and in toxicity studies.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic stingray Small stingray found in Atlantic coastal waters and fresh rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes · 1824

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSmalltooth sawfish Critically endangered Atlantic sawfish with a toothed rostrum.Ray · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesFlagfish Small Florida pupfish with a US flag patternLivebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1879

🇺🇸 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 1 moreAlligator gar A large, primitive freshwater fish native to North America known for its armored scales and air-breathing ability.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1803

Photo credits on this page

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

Atlantic sturgeon: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
Shovelnose sturgeon: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Green sunfish: Duane Raver, Public domain, source
Mexican tetra: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bluegill: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Xiphophorus: Marrabbio2, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Least killifish: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
Sailfin molly: (c) Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
Southern platyfish: Photograph by Jere Kyyrö. Uploaded by Rasvis ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Green swordtail: Bastet78, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Texas cichlid: Charles & Clint, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Fathead minnow: Rankin1958, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Atlantic stingray: ksr8s, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Smalltooth sawfish: D Ross Robertson, Public domain, source
Striped bass: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Alligator gar: Cymothoa exigua, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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