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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreYellow perch Freshwater fish native to North America with distinctive vertical bars.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1814

🇺🇸 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 4 moreMosquitofish Small North American fish introduced globally for mosquito control.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 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 moreGolden shiner A North American minnow used widely as bait and in pond culture.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 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 States and 2 moreChannel catfish A widespread North American freshwater catfish, prized for food and sport.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819

🇳🇴 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 moreWhite sturgeon Large North American sturgeon found in Pacific rivers and estuaries.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Yellow perch: Robert Colletta, Public domain, source
Shovelnose sturgeon: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mosquitofish: NOZO, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Eastern mosquitofish: JeffreyGammon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Golden shiner: Unknown author, Public domain, source
American eel: Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp, Public domain, source
Channel catfish: Ryan Somma, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Atlantic salmon: Hartley, William W., Public domain, source
Chinook salmon: A. Hoen and Co., Public domain, source
White sturgeon: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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