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Freshwater

Catla

Labeo catla

Catla is a large South Asian carp found in warm rivers, reservoirs, and floodplain lakes. It is a fast-growing surface and midwater feeder, valued as an aquaculture and food fish rather than a premier sport species.

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Freshwater

Climbing Perch

Anabas testudineus

Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus) is a hardy air-breathing fish of ponds, ditches, floodplains, and rice fields across South and Southeast Asia. It can survive low oxygen and short overland movements in damp conditions, making it a resilient invasive in some regions.

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Freshwater

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Common Bream (Abramis brama) is a deep-bodied cyprinid of slow rivers, lakes, and canals across Europe and western Asia. It feeds mainly by grubbing on the bottom for insect larvae, worms, snails, and detritus, and is a classic coarse-fishing species.

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Common carp swimming near the bottom
Freshwater

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

A widespread freshwater fish with large scales, barbels, and strong bottom-feeding behavior.

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Freshwater

European Grayling

Thymallus thymallus

European Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) is a cold-water salmonid of clear, oxygen-rich rivers and streams, prized for its tall sail-like dorsal fin. It feeds on aquatic and terrestrial insects and can be selective, especially in bright low-water conditions.

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Freshwater

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Flathead Catfish are large, nocturnal ambush predators of big rivers, reservoirs, and deep holes in North American freshwater systems. They are prized by anglers for size and table quality, but they readily eat live fish and other sizable prey.

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Freshwater

Giant Snakehead

Channa micropeltes

Giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes) is a large predatory freshwater snakehead from Southeast Asia, notorious for rapid growth and aggressive strikes. Juveniles often travel in schools, while adults become solitary ambush hunters in warm, sluggish waters.

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Freshwater

Golden Dorado

Salminus brasiliensis

Golden dorado is a large, toothy South American characiform prized as a hard-fighting predator in warm river systems. It hunts aggressively in current and often ambushes prey around structure, drop-offs, and riffles.

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Freshwater

Golden Perch

Macquaria ambigua

Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) is a widespread Australian freshwater native prized by anglers and common in inland rivers and impoundments. It moves with flows, forms schools, and feeds heavily on aquatic insects, shrimp, yabbies, and small fish.

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Freshwater

Ide

Leuciscus idus

Ide (Leuciscus idus) is a large Eurasian cyprinid found in rivers, lakes, and connected floodplains. It schools when young, becomes more solitary with size, and is especially known in ornamental form as the golden or orfe.

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Freshwater

Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

Lake trout are a deep-water char native to cold northern lakes across North America. They spend much of the year offshore or in the deepest basins, feeding on ciscoes, smelt, whitefish, and other fish.

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Largemouth bass in shallow water
Freshwater

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

A highly recognizable North American freshwater predator with a large mouth and green flank pattern.

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