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Fish of North America

47 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLake sturgeon A large, long-lived freshwater fish native to North America.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesDelta smelt A tiny, endangered fish native to California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1963

🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific lamprey An anadromous parasitic jawless fish found along the Pacific Rim.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872

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

Lake sturgeon: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
Delta smelt: Peterson, B. Moose / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Pacific lamprey: Dave Herasimtschuk, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain, source

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