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Fish guide prioritized for Oceania.

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Brackish

Common Goby

Pomatoschistus microps

Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps) is a small bottom-dwelling goby of shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and lagoons. It often lives buried or tucked against sand and mud, where it feeds on tiny invertebrates and is taken incidentally by anglers rather than targeted.

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Freshwater

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.

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Saltwater

Common Lionfish

Pterois volitans

The common lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous Indo-Pacific reef fish now widely established in the western Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. It is a nocturnal ambush predator that has become an invasive species in many areas.

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Freshwater

Common Logperch

Percina caprodes

Common Logperch is a small darter that lives on clean, flowing water over sand and gravel. It uses its snout to flip small stones and pick off insect larvae, tiny crustaceans, and other bottom invertebrates.

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Saltwater

Common Mola

Mola mola

The common mola, or ocean sunfish, is a huge, laterally flattened pelagic fish best known for its truncated body and drifting near the surface. It feeds mainly on jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton, and is rarely targeted by anglers.

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Freshwater

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Common roach is a small cyprinid widespread across Europe and parts of western Asia, often forming large shoals in still or slow waters. It is a hardy, opportunistic feeder and a common coarse-fish target, especially for light tackle and fine baits.

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Freshwater

Common Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Common rudd is a golden-green cyprinid of slow, weed-choked freshwater lakes, canals, and lowland rivers. It feeds heavily near the surface on insects, plant matter, and small invertebrates, and is popular with coarse anglers.

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Saltwater

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Common seahorses are small, armored ambush predators that live in shallow coastal waters and are often associated with seagrass, mangroves, and other structured habitats. They are not a target sport fish; records for Hippocampus kuda are often complicated by identification issues within the genus.

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Freshwater

Common Shiner

Luxilus cornutus

Common Shiner (Luxilus cornutus) is a widespread North American minnow that often forms large schools in clear, moderate streams and small rivers. It feeds on insects, small crustaceans, and algae, and males can show bright breeding colors and tubercles in spring.

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Freshwater

Common Snook

Centropomus undecimalis

Common Snook is a coastal gamefish of warm Atlantic waters, from Florida and the Gulf through the Caribbean and much of tropical America. It moves between estuaries and nearshore surf, and is prized for hard runs and acrobatic fights.

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Freshwater

Common Snook

Centropomus undecimalis

Common Snook on yleinen kalalaji, jota tavataan usein lajille sopivat vedet ja rakenteiset alueet. Opas kokoaa tunnistuksen, elinympäristön ja kalastusvinkit.

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Brackish

Common Toadfish

Tetractenos hamiltoni

Common toadfish (Tetractenos hamiltoni) is an Australasian puffer/toadfish best known for its blunt head, mottled skin, and toxic organs. It is not a valued table fish; anglers usually encounter it as a nuisance or bycatch in estuaries and sheltered coastal waters.

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