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Lake whitefish. The lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America. Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake whitefish is sometimes referred to as a "humpback" fish due to the small size of the head in ...
The lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) [2] is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. The lake trout is prized both as a game fish and ...
The bowfin (Amia calva) is a bony fish, native to North America. Common names include mudfish, mud pike, dogfish, grindle, grinnel, swamp trout, and choupique. It is regarded as a relict, being one of only two surviving species of the Halecomorphi, a group of fish that first appeared during the Early Triassic, around 250 million years ago.
The world record was caught on Nickajack Lake in Tennessee, and weighed in at 54 lb 8 oz (24.7 kg). [12] The freshwater drum is frequently gray or silvery but may be more bronze or brown colored, common in the Lake Erie population. [13]: 4 It is a deep-bodied fish with a divided dorsal fin consisting of 10 spines and approximately 30 rays. [14]
This article lists wide variety or diversity of fish in the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the state of Florida in the United States. [1][2][3] Also known as the pennant-fish and threadfin trevally. [4] Largest exclusively freshwater fish found in North America, measuring 8 to 10 feet. Lives in fresh water and estuaries, migrating to spawn in the ...
Fish of the Great Lakes. Fish of the Great Lakes Region — in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada regions of North America. Fish species that are native to the Great Lakes and their direct tributaries. For non-native and/or invasive species of fish, see: Category: Invasive animal species in North America.
The curious looking Pristigenys alta, or short bigeye fish, has captured the curiosity of many at the Jersey Shore this summer. This fish was caught in a seine net at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake.
Their most distinctive characteristic is the flattened shape of their heads. While the rest of their bodies is shaped similarly to other fish that inhabit the areas they frequent, their heads are triangle-shaped and dorsoventrally depressed, giving them the shape of a trowel or an artist's spatula. [ 12 ]