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OceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970sOceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970s
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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

Fish places

Monterey Bay Aquarium 2Bristol Bay 1Georgia Aquarium 1Pike Place Market, SeattleThe Columbia River at BonnevilleThe Grand Banks of Newfoundland

Events

Grunion runsAdams River sockeye runBristol Bay sockeye runSeafood Expo North America

Countries

🇨🇦 Canada 79🇺🇸 United States 183
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
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🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGafftopsail catfish Marine catfish with venomous spines and mouthbrooding malesCatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreOncorhynchus A genus of migratory fish native to the North Pacific basin.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreDolly Varden trout A cold-water char native to the North Pacific rim.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792 🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific angelshark A flat-bodied ambush shark of the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1859 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreCaribbean reef shark Large requiem shark of western Atlantic coral reefsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1876 🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific bonito Striped marine fish of the Pacific coastTuna · 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 StatesSpotted seatrout Estuarine drum fish of the US southeast coastOther · Estuaries and mangroves North AmericaAtlantic croaker Noisy marine fish of the western Atlantic coastOther · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSummer flounder A predatory flatfish of the US Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida pompano A fast-growing marine fish prized for food and sport fishing.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreHogfish A western Atlantic wrasse with a pig-like snout.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreMutton snapper A colourful Atlantic reef fish prized for its meat.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1828 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAcadian redfish A deep-water rockfish native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.Shark · Deep sea · 1854 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreYellowtail flounder A flatfish species found in the western North Atlantic, known for its yellow fins and vulnerable conservation status.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1835 🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic menhaden A silvery herring species found along the North American Atlantic coast.Herring · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGulf menhaden Small filter-feeding fish of the Gulf of MexicoHerring · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLingcod A large predatory fish of the North American Pacific coast.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBonefish A prized shallow-water game fish of the western Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic tarpon Large, acrobatic saltwater game fish of the Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1847 🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreChum salmon A Pacific salmon species known for its large size and wide distribution across the North Pacific.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1836 🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePorkfish Striped Atlantic grunt found on reefs and in seagrass beds.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 North AmericaRougheye rockfish A deepwater Pacific rockfish that can live over two centuries.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1898 🇺🇸 United StatesCalifornia grunion Small silvery fish that spawns on sandy beaches during high tides.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇴 Norway and 2 moreAtlantic mackerel Fast-swimming, oily fish of the North AtlanticTuna · Coasts and shelves · 1758 Winter flounder 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreWinter flounder Right-eyed flatfish of the western North Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesCutthroat trout A group of Pacific trout native to western North America, known for red throat markings.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1793 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGar Ancient armored fish with lung-like swim bladders found in North American waters.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBlack crappie A spotted freshwater sunfish native to North America, prized by anglers for its sport and table fare.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1856 North AmericaNassau grouper A large reef fish critical to Caribbean fisheries now facing extinction risks.Perch-like · Coral reefs 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGreen sturgeon A large anadromous fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean.Shark · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAlewife A small North American herring that migrates between sea and rivers.Herring · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesBrown bullhead A hardy North American catfish known for surviving poor water conditions.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1819 🇺🇸 United StatesBlack sea bass Western Atlantic reef fish prized for its white fleshPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNorthern red snapper A large, red reef fish of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1860 🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific halibut A large flatfish found in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesCoastal cutthroat trout A Pacific trout with red throat marksSalmonid · Rivers and lakes 🇳🇴 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 moreAtlantic Spanish mackerel Migratory mackerel with yellow spots found in the Gulf and Atlantic.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRed drum A reddish game fish with a tail spot found in US coastal waters.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreCoho salmon Anadromous Pacific salmon known for silver ocean phase and red spawning colours.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes 🇳🇴 Norway and 1 moreBrosme A deep-water North Atlantic cod-like fish known for its single dorsal fin and commercial value.Cod · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific ocean perch A deep-water red rockfish of the North Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1890 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreYellowtail snapper A swift, golden-tailed reef fish of the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1791 🇺🇸 United StatesHardhead catfish A marine catfish of the western Atlantic with a bony head plate and paternal mouthbrooding.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSmelt Small fish of the northern hemisphere known for spring runs and culinary traditions.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 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
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