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Fish guide prioritized for Central America.

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Freshwater

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

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

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Freshwater

Eyetail Bowfin

Amia ocellicauda

Eyetail Bowfin is a rare, little-known bowfin described from the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region and often confused with the Common Bowfin. It is an elongated, air-breathing freshwater fish with an eye-like spot on the tail base.

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Freshwater

Fallfish

Semotilus corporalis

Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) is a large North American minnow often mistaken for a chub. It’s a schooling river fish that readily takes natural baits and small lures, especially in cool, flowing water.

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Freshwater

Fantail Darter

Etheostoma flabellare

Fantail Darter is a small North American freshwater darter that lives on clean, flowing streams and rivers with gravel, rubble, or cobble bottoms. Males develop a fan-shaped tail and guard eggs under rocks.

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Freshwater

Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

Fathead Minnow (*Pimephales promelas*) is a small North American minnow now widely introduced and often abundant in ponds, ditches, and slow waters. It tolerates low oxygen, warm water, and poor conditions better than many baitfish, which helps it thrive globally in stocked and disturbed habitats.

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Freshwater

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) is a large North American catfish that lives in big rivers, reservoirs, and deep holes with cover. It is a nocturnal ambush predator that mainly eats live fish, making it a prized big-fish target.

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Flathead Catfish reference image
Freshwater

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

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

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Freshwater

Flier

Centrarchus macropterus

The flier is a small North American sunfish with a very deep body and a dark spot at the rear of the dorsal fin. It is a warmwater, freshwater species common in vegetated ponds, swamps, and slow streams, and is a minor angling fish rather than a major game species.

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Freshwater

Florida Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Florida Bass is a largemouth bass subspecies native to peninsular Florida, widely stocked and introduced elsewhere. It is a warmwater ambush predator that favors vegetated, slow-moving freshwater and is prized by anglers for its size potential and aggressive strikes.

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Freshwater

Florida Gar

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Florida Gar is a native southeastern U.S. gar found mainly in sluggish freshwater rivers, lakes, canals, and swamps. It has a broad snout, heavy armor-like scales, and a row of sharp teeth for ambush feeding on fish and crustaceans.

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Freshwater

Freshwater Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

Freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) is a South American cichlid popular in aquaria, with wild forms from the Amazon, Orinoco, and Essequibo basins. It is a laterally compressed, tall-bodied fish that glides through calm vegetated waters and is rarely a targeted angling species.

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Freshwater

Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) is a large North American sciaenid found in rivers, reservoirs, and big lakes. It is named for the croaking or drumming sound it makes and is one of the most widespread freshwater gamefish in the Mississippi, Great Lakes, and Ohio drainages.

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