Freshwater

Sunfish, Green

Lepomis cyanellus

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

Sunfish, Longear

Lepomis megalotis

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

Sunfish, Mud

Acantharchus pomotis

It has a rectangular compressed body that is dark reddish brown on the back and light …

Sunfish, Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

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

Sunfish, Redbreast

Lepomis auritus

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

Sunfish, Redear

Lepomis microlophus

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

Sunfish: Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Lepomis gibbosus

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

Taranets char

Salvelinus taranetzi

This species is very similar to the Arctic char. Taranets char have a low, flattened body …

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

The body of the tarpon is elongated and contracted, covered with large major scales and a …

Three spot gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

In terms of body shape and fin structure, the fish resembles the pearl gourami, but its …

Three-lined pencilfish

Nannostomus trifasciatus

The genus name Nannostomus comes from the Greek nannos ("dwarf") and the Latin stomus ("mouth"), referring …

Three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

The Three-spined Stickleback has an elongated body that is compressed from the sides. The tail stalk …

Transcaspian marinka

Schizothorax pelzami, schizothorax raulinsii

The Transcaspian marinka has very small scales and a characteristic body coloration. The lateral line has …

Trout-Perch

Percopsis omiscomaycus

The trout-perch gets its name from its superficial resemblance to trout, as it has a fat …

Trout, Apache

Oncorhynchus apache

The Apache trout is a bright fish with yellow to golden flanks, a fat fin, and …

Trout, Blueback

Salvelinus alpinus oquassa

The landlocked or non-anadromous member of the charr family has been reclassified as the subspecies Arctic …

Trout, Brook

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brook trout have such unique coloration and patterns that they are rarely confused with other fish, …

Trout, Brown

Salmo trutta

The brown trout gets its common name from its characteristic olive green, brown or golden brown …

Trout, Cutthroat

Oncorhynchus clarki

It is a very variable fish, both in coloration and size. The characteristic feature that gave …

Trout, Gila

Oncorhynchus gilae

The Gila trout, a member of the Salmonidae family, is an olive to copper-colored fish with …

Trout, Golden

Oncorhynchus aguabonita

The golden trout is considered one of the most beautiful freshwater fish because of its bright …

Trout, Lake

Salvelinus namaycush

Lake trout have the same moderately elongated shape as trout and salmon. Its tail is moderately …

Trout, Rainbow

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Rainbow trout have the typical elongated and streamlined shape of salmonids, although body shape and coloration …

Trout, Sunapee

Salvelinus alpinus oquassa

Trout, Sunapee - A member of the loach family was once classified as a separate species …