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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.
Cavedano Chub
Squalius squalus
The Cavedano Chub (Squalius squalus) is a European cyprinid, typically a medium-sized freshwater chub found in clear rivers and streams. It is an adaptable omnivore that feeds near the bottom and in the water column, especially in moderate currents and pool-tail habitats.
Central Mudminnow
Umbra limi
The central mudminnow is a small, slender freshwater fish that lives in cool to warm, quiet waters with soft bottoms and dense cover. It is a secretive species that often hides in vegetation or debris and is more commonly encountered than targeted by anglers.
Central Stoneroller
Campostoma anomalum
The Central Stoneroller is a small North American cyprinid that grazes on periphyton and algae in clear to moderately flowing streams. It is common in riffles and runs with gravel or cobble, where it uses a scraping mouth to feed on rock surfaces.
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Chain pickerel (Esox niger) is a slender, toothy ambush predator common in vegetated freshwater lakes, ponds, slow rivers, and backwaters. It strikes small fish, frogs, and large prey items hidden in weeds, often near cover in clear to stained water.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel Catfish es una especie de pez frecuente que suele encontrarse en aguas adecuadas y zonas con estructura para esta especie. Esta ficha resume identificación, hábitat y puntos clave para pescarlo.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel catfish are a widely introduced North American catfish found mostly in rivers, reservoirs, and lakes. They are popular food and sport fish, known for strong runs, whisker-like barbels, and a deeply forked tail.
Chinese Sleeper
Perccottus glenii
Chinese sleeper (Perccottus glenii) is a small, hardy goby-like freshwater fish native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere. It favors still or slow waters and is often associated with dense aquatic vegetation and soft bottoms.
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.
Common Barbel
Barbus barbus
The Common Barbel is a large cyprinid fish native to major European river systems, including the Danube, Rhine, Elbe, and Loire basins. It possesses four distinctive sensory barbels around its mouth which it uses to detect bottom-dwelling prey in clean, fast-flowing waters. Prized by specialist anglers for its fighting ability, this species is primarily caught using bottom-fishing techniques with
Common Bream
Abramis brama
Common Bream (Abramis brama) is a deep-bodied cyprinid of slow rivers, canals, lakes, and reservoirs with soft bottoms and abundant plant growth. It feeds mostly near the bottom on invertebrates and detritus, and larger fish can become more plankton- and benthic-feeding.
Common Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
Common gudgeon (Gobio gobio) is a small cyprinid of clear, cool European rivers and streams, with a preference for gravelly or sandy bottoms. It feeds near the substrate on benthic invertebrates and is usually encountered as a modest-sized shoal fish rather than a targeted sport species.