Freshwater

Chub

River chub is an olive-coloured fish with a strong body, large scales and light yellow to …

Chub, Creek

Semotilus atromaculatus

The chub's snout is pointed, the mouth large, with a small antenna at the corner of …

Chub, Hornyhead

Nocomis biguttatus

The body of the hornyhead chub is slender, with a rounded snout. The mouth is large, …

Chubsucker: Lake Chubsucker

Erimyzon oblongus

Chubsuckers are characterised by their small, protruding, sucker-like mouths and thick, fleshy lips. Creek, lake and …

Cisco

Coregonus spp

Characterised by a thick dorsal fin and a split tail, the cisco has a terminal mouth …

Climbing perch

Anabas testudineus

The body is slightly elongated, with straight back and sides, the head is rather large. It …

Crappie, Black

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

The black crappie and white crappie are similar in colour, ranging from silvery olive to bronze …

Crappie, White

Pomoxis annularus

White crappie and black crappie are the same colour, ranging from silvery olive to bronze with …

Dolly Varden trout

Salvelinus malma

The body of the Dolly Varden trout is elongated, somewhat rounded, with the greatest depth of …

Dolly Varden, Bull Trout

Salvelinus malma, Salvelinus confluentus

These two char species, as well as Arctic char, are difficult to distinguish by appearance alone, …

Eastern bottle-nosed mormyrid

Mormyrus longirostris

The eastern bottle-nosed mormyrid has such a distinctive appearance that it cannot be confused with any …

Eel, American

Anguilla rostrata

The body is elongated and snake-like, with a pointed head and many teeth. It is covered …

Electric eel

Electrophorus electricus

The electric eel has bare skin, no scales, and a very elongated body that is rounded …

European grayling

Thymallus thymallus

The distinctive features of the European grayling are its spindle-shaped body, its upper jaw that reaches …

European perch

Perca fluviatilis

The European perch has a laterally compressed body covered with dense, small ctenoid scales. It has …

Fahaka pufferfish

Tetraodon lineatus

The skin of the Fahaka pufferfish is scaleless, but the head and body are covered with …

Fallfish

Semotilus corporalis

The body of the fallfish is slender with a blunt, pointed head. There is a single …

Frankfish

Gymnarchus niloticus

The Frankfish has a long and slender body. It possesses four small bony gills on both …

Ganges shark

Glyphis gangeticus

The Ganges shark is stocky, with two spineless dorsal fins and an anal fin. The snout …

Gar, Alligator

Lepisosteus spatula

The body of the alligator gar is long and cylindrical, covered with heavy ganoid (rhomboid) scales. …

Gar, Florida

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

The body of the Florida Gar is cigar-shaped with a broad, toothed snout. The single dorsal …

Gar, Longnose

Lepisosteus osseus

The body of the Long-billed Gar is long and slender. It has an elongated narrow bill …

Gar, Shortnose

Lepisosteus platostomus

The body is long and cylindrical, covered with ganoid (rhomboid) scales. The upper jaw has one …

Gar, Spotted

Lepisosteus oculatus

The body of the spotted gar is long and cylindrical, covered with hard ganoid (rhomboid) scales. …