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Freshwater fish of Mexico — species native to rivers, lakes, streams, and ephemeral waters within Mexican North America; Pages in category "Freshwater fish of ...
They are also known to feed on small fishes, mostly shad, while the juveniles feed on insects. [4] The maximum size of the shad/herring utilized by skipjack shad was found to be about 30–35% of the skipjack's body length. [9] There is not much data on the predators of the skipjack shad. Larger fish species, seabirds, and humans prey upon them ...
The Baja California rainbow trout or San Pedro Martir trout or Nelson's trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni) is a localized subspecies of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), a freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae. Baja California rainbow trout is one of many species of Mexican native trout.
Mexican native trout (in Spanish "Truchas Mexicanas")—Mexican rainbow trout, sometimes Baja rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni) and Mexican golden trout (Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)—occur in the Pacific Ocean tributaries of the Baja California peninsula and in the Sierra Madre Occidental of northwestern Mexico as far south as Victoria de Durango in the state of Durango.
According to Miller and Conner (1997) there are 14 species of fish in Lake Catemaco. Two species, Micropterus salmoides Lacepède and Oreochromis aureus Steindachner have been introduced into the lake, and another two species, Vieja fenestrata Günther and Ophisternon aenigmaticum Rosen & Greenwood, are widespread throughout eastern Mexico and Central America.
Its approximate dimensions are 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and averages 12.5 km (7.8 miles) from north to south, and covers an approximate area of 1,100 km 2 (420 sq mi). [ 2 ] It is a shallow lake, with a mean depth of 7 metres (23 ft) [ 3 ] and a maximum of 10.5 m (34 ft).
The Mexican blindcat (Prietella phreatophila), in Spanish bagre de muzquiz, is a species of North American freshwater catfish (family Ictaluridae). [1] [2] Until recently, it was believed to be endemic to Coahuila in the Rio Bravo drainage in northern Mexico; [1] [2] [3] however, in 2016 the species was reported from the Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas, following earlier, unconfirmed ...
Endemic fish of Mexico (2 C, 142 P) ˜ Freshwater fish of Mexico (228 P) ...