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Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Muskellunge are large, apex ambush predators of cool to warm freshwater lakes and rivers across northern North America. They are notorious for following lures, striking explosively, and growing to trophy size, but they are relatively scarce and often managed under strict regulations.
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
A cold-water salmonid recognized by a pink lateral band, dark spots, and active feeding behavior.
Red Snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
A reef-associated saltwater target with a red body, spiny dorsal fin, and strong structure-oriented behavior.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Smallmouth Bass is a hard-fighting freshwater black bass native to clear, cool waters of eastern and central North America. It favors rocky structure and is a prized sport fish that often feeds aggressively on baitfish, crayfish, and aquatic insects.
Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) is a North Pacific salmon that spawns in freshwater lakes and rivers, then grows to sea in the ocean before returning to natal waters. Its adults are prized as food fish and are strongly associated with bright red spawning colors and green heads.
Walleye
Sander vitreus
A low-light North American freshwater predator with glassy eyes, sharp teeth, and gold-olive sides.
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) is a schooling freshwater panfish common in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and slow backwaters across much of North America. It often suspends near cover and preys on small fish and insects, making it a popular target for light-tackle anglers.
Aba
Gymnarchus niloticus
Gymnarchus niloticus – the aba, aba aba or frankfish – is an electric fish, living at the bottoms of rivers and lakes. It is the only species in the genus Gymnarchus and the family Gymnarchidae, within the order Osteoglossiformes. It is a long slender fish with no pelvic or anal fins, and a tail fin shaped like a rat's tail. It swims using its elongated dorsal fin, allowing it to keep its body...
Abbott's Moray
Gymnothorax eurostus
Abbott's moray is a reef-associated moray eel known from tropical Indo-Pacific waters, but species-level natural history is not as well documented as for more common reef fishes. It hides in crevices by day and emerges at night to hunt fish and crustaceans.
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka
Benthophilus abdurahmanovi
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka is a brackishwater fish of family Gobiidae. It is found in the northern Caspian Sea and the lower reaches of the rivers Volga and Terek. FishBase treats this taxa as a subspecies of the Azov tadpole goby, and is reported as Benthophilus magistri abdurahmanovi.
Abe's Angelfish
Centropyge abei
Centropyge abei is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a small marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Abrau Sprat
Clupeonella abrau
The Abrau sprat is a species of freshwater fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found landlocked in Russia in a single locality, Lake Abrau, located at 70 m above sea level near the Black Sea coast close to Novorossiysk. The lake is small and has been stocked by several alien species, whence the Abrau sprat is considered critically endangered. As a result of the 2019 expedition, several individu...