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Redbelly Piranha
Pygocentrus nattereri
Redbelly piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) is a South American freshwater characiform known for its deep body, red belly, and powerful jaws. It schools in warm rivers, floodplains, and lakes, feeding opportunistically on fish, insects, crustaceans, and carrion.
Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus
Redbreast Sunfish is a colorful southeastern North American sunfish that favors clear, flowing water. It’s a common panfish and readily takes small natural baits and tiny lures near cover.
Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) is a southeastern North American sunfish widely stocked beyond its native range. It is nicknamed "shellcracker" for its strong pharyngeal teeth used to crush snails, mussels, and other hard-shelled prey.
Redside Shiner
Richardsonius balteatus
Redside Shiner is a small western North American minnow found in cool, clear streams, rivers, and lake margins. It often shows a rosy to red lateral stripe in breeding fish and feeds on insects, algae, and zooplankton.
Redspotted Sunfish
Lepomis miniatus
Redspotted Sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) is a small, colorful sunfish native to the south-central United States. It lives in quiet, warm, vegetated waters and readily feeds on small aquatic invertebrates and insects.
Redtail Catfish
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Redtail Catfish is a giant Amazonian catfish prized by anglers and aquarium keepers. It lives in large tropical rivers and floodplains, growing fast and feeding opportunistically on fish, crustaceans, and carrion.
River Chub
Nocomis micropogon
River Chub is a medium-sized North American minnow found in clear, cool to warm streams with gravel or cobble bottoms. Males build large pebble mound nests in shallow riffles, and the species is an important host fish for many freshwater mussels.
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Roach is a small cyprinid schooling fish common in slow rivers, canals, lakes, and ponds across Europe and western Asia. It feeds mostly on invertebrates, algae, and detritus, and is a classic coarse-fishing species rather than a major food fish.
Rock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris) is a small North American sunfish often found around cover in clear to moderately turbid freshwater. It’s a hardy ambush predator that feeds on aquatic insects, crayfish, and minnows, and is a popular panfish for light-tackle anglers.
Rohu
Labeo rohita
Rohu is a large South Asian carp prized for food and pond culture, native to major river systems like the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus. It is an herbivorous to omnivorous bottom- and midwater feeder that often schools in rivers, reservoirs, and floodplain waters.
Rosy Bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus
The rosy bitterling is a small East Asian cyprinid known for the male’s rosy breeding colors and a dark spot at the base of the dorsal fin. It is closely tied to freshwater mussels for spawning and is best known as an aquarium and conservation species rather than a sport fish.
Rosyface Shiner
Notropis rubellus
Rosyface Shiner (Notropis rubellus) is a small North American minnow found in clear, cool streams and small rivers. Breeding males develop a rosy-red face and fins; outside spawning season it is a subdued silver shiner.