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Asp
Leuciscus aspius
The asp is a fast, predatory cyprinid of large European rivers and connected lakes. It hunts small fish in open water and is prized by lure anglers, though it can be selective and wary.
Australian Bass
Percalates novemaculeata
Australian Bass (Percalates novemaculeata) is a native eastern Australian perch found mainly in cool forest streams, rivers, and impoundments, with some populations moving downstream to estuaries to spawn. It is a popular sportfish, especially on lures, and is closely managed because many rivers support stocked and regulated populations.
Banded Darter
Etheostoma zonale
A small Ozark and Upper Mississippi basin darter that lives on clean, flowing streams and riffles with sand, gravel, and rubble. It feeds on tiny benthic invertebrates and is usually not targeted by anglers.
Banded Kōkopu
Galaxias fasciatus
Banded kōkopu is a small native New Zealand galaxiid that lives in cool, shaded streams and migrates into riparian forest to breed on land after floods. It is not a common angling target and is best treated as a conservation-sensitive native fish.
Banded Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma zonatum
Banded pygmy sunfish is a tiny, cryptic freshwater fish that lives in vegetated, slow-water habitats in the southeastern United States. Males become strongly barred and territorial during the breeding season, while the species generally stays hidden in plant cover and leaf litter.
Barbel
Barbus barbus
The barbel is a large European cyprinid known for its powerful build and bottom-feeding habits. It lives in running water and is a favored coarse-fishing species, especially in gravel rivers with good flow.
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) is a hardy North American catfish that tolerates warm, turbid, low-oxygen waters and often thrives where other fish decline. It is an opportunistic bottom feeder and a minor to moderate angling species in many waters.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black crappie are a popular North American sunfish found in clear to moderately stained freshwater lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and slow rivers. They school around cover and feed heavily on small মাছ and insects, especially at dawn and dusk.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black crappie are a popular North American panfish with a deep, laterally compressed body and dark mottling. They often school around cover and bite best in low light when feeding on small fish and aquatic insects.
Black Widow Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Black Widow Tetra is a small South American characin best known in the aquarium trade for its deep-bodied silver fish with dark vertical bars and a black rear half. It is a hardy schooling species that does best in planted, gently filtered freshwater tanks.
Blackbanded Darter
Percina nigrofasciata
The blackbanded darter is a small, bottom-dwelling freshwater percid of clear streams and rivers with moderate current, where it picks tiny aquatic insects from the substrate. It is primarily an observation species rather than a target for anglers.
Blackspotted Topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus
Blackspotted Topminnow is a small North American killifish associated with slow, warm, vegetated freshwater. It forages near the surface and among plants, taking tiny aquatic insects and other small invertebrates.