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List of fishes of Idaho. List of fish of the Indiana Dunes. List of fish of Isle Royale National Park. List of freshwater fishes of Maryland. List of fishes of Minnesota. List of fish of Montana. List of freshwater fishes of Oregon. List of freshwater fishes of Washington. List of fishes of Yellowstone National Park.
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] Other common names include blue herring, golden shad, river shad, Tennessee tarpon ...
The American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), also known as the mud shad, is a member of the herring family of fish and is native to large swaths of fresh and brackish waters in the United States of America, [2] as well as portions of Quebec, Canada, and Mexico. [3] The adult has a deep body, with a silvery-green coloration above fading to ...
Native to North America, bigmouth buffalo are integral to ecosystems therein. [6] Bigmouth buffalo young are prey for several predatory fish, including walleye, [21] northern pike, [22] catfish, [23] [24] alligator gar, [25] [26] etc. Bigmouth buffalo filter-feed on invasive zebra mussels during the mollusk's larval planktonic stage.
Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes 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. To survive in fresh water, fish need a range of ...
American paddlefish are among the largest and longest-lived freshwater fishes in North America. [26] They have a shark-like body, average 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length, weigh 27 kg (60 lb), and can live in excess of thirty years. [27] For most populations the median age is five to eight years and the maximum age is fourteen to eighteen years. [26]
Labrax osculatii De Filippi, 1853. The white bass, silver bass, or sand bass (Morone chrysops) is a freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae. commonly around 12-15 inches long. The species' main color is silver-white to pale green. Its back is dark, with white sides and belly, and with narrow dark stripes running lengthwise on its ...
The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Perciformes. [4] It is the type species of its genus Micropterus (black basses), and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stocking —as well as illegal introductions—to many cool-water ...