Fish of North America
190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 moreAtlantic halibut
The world's largest flatfish, found in the North Atlantic.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreMenhaden
Small silver forage fish that filter plankton and support marine food webs.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican eel
A catadromous fish that migrates between North American rivers and the Sargasso Sea to spawn.Eel · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida pompano
A fast-growing marine fish prized for food and sport fishing.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic menhaden
A silvery herring species found along the North American Atlantic coast.Herring · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNorth Pacific hake
A silver-gray marine fish found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, used for surimi production.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇳🇴 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 1 moreRed drum
A reddish game fish with a tail spot found in US coastal waters.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇸 Iceland and 2 moreLumpfish
A round, sucker-finned fish from the North Atlantic, prized for its roe and use in salmon farming.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreYellowtail snapper
A swift, golden-tailed reef fish of the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1791
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreAlaska pollock
A major North Pacific cod species used for surimi and fillets.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1814
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Atlantic halibut: Vsevolod Rudyi, CC BY 4.0, source
- Menhaden: Thomas William Smillie, Public domain, source
- Pompano: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
- American eel: Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp, Public domain, source
- Atlantic menhaden: ricofish, CC0, source
- North Pacific hake: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Atlantic salmon: Hartley, William W., Public domain, source
- Chinook salmon: A. Hoen and Co., Public domain, source
- Red drum: Hines, Robert W., Public domain, source
- Lumpfish: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellowtail snapper: Fred Hsu ( Wikipedia:User:Fredhsu on en.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Alaska pollock: George Berninger Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, source