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Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine habitats in many ways, especially the difference in levels of osmolarity .
In an enclosed tank habitat, the fish's territorial, aggressive nature is heightened, so don't house angelfish with shy species that are intimidated by pushy, boisterous fish. [ 44 ] 75–82 °F (25–28 °C) [ 44 ]
This is a list of freshwater fish pursued by recreational anglers. Alligator gar; American paddlefish; Amur catfish; Amur pike; Arapaima; Arctic grayling; Asian arowana; Asp (fish) Atlantic salmon; Atlantic sturgeon; Australian bass; Australian grayling; Bagarius yarrelli; Barramundi; Basa (fish) Bayad; Beluga (sturgeon) Biara; Black arowana ...
Freshwater fish of the United States — species native to rivers, lakes, streams, and ephemeral waters within the U.S. ... Fish species of Aravaipa Canyon;
The list includes several anadromous species, and two normally marine species (starry flounder and shiner perch) that are occasionally found in freshwater. Only one species (Olympic mudminnow) is a Washington endemic, however three others (Nooksack dace, Salish sucker, and margined sculpin) have very limited distributions outside the state ...
Freshwater fish of the United States (2 C, 364 P) Pages in category "Freshwater fish of North America" The following 131 pages are in this category, out of 131 total.
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only species in the genus Aplodinotus , [ 3 ] and is a member of the family Sciaenidae . It is the only North American member of the group that inhabits freshwater for its entire life. [ 4 ]
The skipjack herring (Alosa chrysochloris) is a North American, migratory, fresh- and brackish water fish species in the herring family Alosidae. [3] The name skipjack shad comes from the fact that it is commonly seen leaping out of the water while feeding. [4]