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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 .
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 relation to the length of the body. [3] [a] It is a valuable commercial fish, and also occasionally taken by sport ...
The state of Indiana is home to 208 species [1] of fishes that inhabit its rivers, lakes, and streams that make up five watersheds.Indiana is the state with the most fish species of any state [2] north of the Ohio River and includes Great Lakes species.
Commonly found in the Great Lakes basin, but also extends into the St. Lawrence, Hudson Bay, and the Mississippi river basin. Extends into the Atlantic Slope drainages. Razorback sucker: Xyrauchen texanus: Native to western Colorado. The razorback sucker is a large, native Colorado sucker that can grow up to 20 inches and weigh up to 2–3 pounds.
The drum typically weighs 5–15 lb (2.3–6.8 kg). 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.
It's a fish story with a big, unexpected plot twist. A native Great Lakes whitefish thought extinct for nearly 40 years has been rediscovered by scientists – in the wrong Great Lake. The ...
Some lakes do not have pelagic forage fish during the period of summer stratification. [10] In these lakes, lake trout act as planktivores. Lake trout in planktivorous populations are highly abundant, grow very slowly and mature at relatively small sizes. In those lakes that do contain deep-water forage, lake trout become piscivorous ...
Freshwater fish of the United States — species native to rivers, lakes, streams, and ephemeral waters within the U.S. ... Fish of the Great Lakes (73 P) S.