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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.
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.
Common Wolffish
Hoplias malabaricus
Common Wolffish (Hoplias malabaricus) is a South American freshwater predatory fish often called wolf fish or trahira. It lurks in still or slow waters, striking ambush prey with heavy jaws and sharp teeth.
Convict Cichlid
Amatitlania nigrofasciata
Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is a hardy Central American cichlid best known for bold black vertical bars and aggressive parental care. It is widely introduced in warm freshwater systems and is often abundant around structure; it is usually a poor sportfish but can be caught on small baits and jigs.
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
Creek Chub is a common North American minnow found in small streams, headwaters, and clear warmwater creeks. It is a hardy, schooling baitfish and micro-predator that readily takes small baits and lures.
Dollar Sunfish
Lepomis marginatus
Dollar Sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) is a small southeastern North American sunfish that inhabits warm, vegetated waters. It is more often caught incidentally than targeted, but it will take tiny baits and lures near cover.
Eastern Blacknose Dace
Rhinichthys atratulus
Eastern Blacknose Dace is a small native North American minnow of clear, cool streams and small rivers. It is common over gravel and sand where it forages on tiny aquatic insects and drift.
Eastern Mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
Eastern Mosquitofish is a small livebearing minnows in the poeciliid family, native to the southeastern United States and widely introduced elsewhere. It thrives in still, warm, shallow waters and is best known for eating mosquito larvae, not as a sport fish.
Emerald Shiner
Notropis atherinoides
Emerald Shiner is a small, silvery North American minnow common in large lakes, reservoirs, and connected rivers. It often forms dense schools near open water and shorelines, and it is an important forage fish for many game species.
European Bitterling
Rhodeus amarus
The European Bitterling is a small cyprinid native to slow lowland fresh waters across much of Europe and western Asia. It is best known for spawning in live freshwater mussels, where females lay eggs inside the gills.
European Bullhead
Cottus gobio
The European bullhead is a small, bottom-dwelling freshwater sculpin of clear, cool streams and rivers across much of Europe. It hides among stones and feeds on aquatic insect larvae and other tiny benthic prey.
European Carp
Cyprinus carpio
European Carp is a large freshwater cyprinid widely introduced worldwide and common in slow rivers, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. It feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, seeds, detritus, and plant matter, and is a popular angling fish in many regions.