Freshwater

Freshwater fish spend part or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%.

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Lepomis macrochirus

The bluegill has a considerably compressed oval or rounded body, a small mouth, and a small …

Ameiurus melas

The "black" bullhead can actually be yellowish green, dark green, olive, brown, or black on the …

Ameiurus nebulosus

The head of the brown bullhead is large for its round and slender body, and the …

Ameiurus natalis

A moderately slender fish, it has skin without scales. The coloration varies from yellowish-olive to brown …

Ameiurus catus

White catfish resemble a cross between a channel cat and a bullhead, with a slightly forked …

Lepomis cyanellus

Latin name Lepomis cyanellus Other names Green perch, black perch, pond perch, creek perch, sand bass, …

Lepomis megalotis

With its stocky body, the longear sunfish is not as shrunken as the bluegill or pumpkinseed, …

Lepomis gibbosus

A brilliantly colored fish, the adult pumpkinseed is olive green with blue and orange spots and …

Lepomis auritus

The body of the redbreasted sunfish is deep and compressed, but rather elongated for a sunfish. …

Lepomis microlophus

Pale golden-green on top, the redear sunfish has a rounded shape and is compressed at the …

Lepomis gibbosus

Each species has coarse scales and two united dorsal fins, the first of which is strongly …

Lepomis gulosus

The body is deep, robust, olive brown on top and cream to pale yellow underneath, often …

Prosopium williamsoni

The mountain whitefish is long, slender, and almost cylindrical, though not quite the same as the …

Prosopium cylindraceum

The Cod Whitefish is mostly silver with a dark brown to almost bronze coloration with a …