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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSea lamprey A jawless, parasitic fish native to the Northern Hemisphere that attacks other fish.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSpotted gar A small North American freshwater fish with a long snout and spotted scales.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1860

🇺🇸 United StatesEastern mosquitofish A small livebearing fish native to the eastern US, now invasive in many regions.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1859

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

🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific angelshark A flat-bodied ambush shark of the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1859

🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida gar A spotted freshwater fish native to the southeastern United States.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreSturgeon Ancient fish with bony plates and heterocercal tails, known for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

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

Sea lamprey: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Spotted gar: Brian.gratwicke on English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
Eastern mosquitofish: JeffreyGammon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Atlantic stingray: ksr8s, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Pacific angelshark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Florida gar: Infinitysend at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Sturgeon: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source

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