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Fish guide prioritized for Oceania.

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Australian Bass reference image
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Australian Bass

Percalates novemaculeata

Australian Bass (Percalates novemaculeata) is a native eastern Australian perch found mainly in cool forest streams, rivers, and impoundments, with some populations moving downstream to estuaries to spawn. It is a popular sportfish, especially on lures, and is closely managed because many rivers support stocked and regulated populations.

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Golden Perch reference image
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Golden Perch

Macquaria ambigua

Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) is a widespread Australian freshwater native prized by anglers and common in inland rivers and impoundments. It moves with flows, forms schools, and feeds heavily on aquatic insects, shrimp, yabbies, and small fish.

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Murray Cod reference image
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Murray Cod

Maccullochella peelii

Murray cod is Australia's largest strictly freshwater predatory fish, endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin. It lives in big rivers, billabongs, and deep snaggy holes, and is a prized angling species that is highly regulated and vulnerable to overfishing.

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Rainbow trout with pink lateral band
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Regnbueørret

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Regnbueørret er en vanlig fiskeart som ofte finnes i egnede vann og strukturrike områder for arten. Guiden oppsummerer kjennetegn, leveområde og fisketips.

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African Tigerfish reference image
Freshwater

Afrikansk tigerfisk

Hydrocynus vittatus

Afrikansk tigerfisk (Hydrocynus vittatus) er en hurtig, rovdyraktig afrikansk characin kjent for eksplosive angrep og kraftfulle løp. Den lever i store elver og flomslette-innsjøer over store deler av det sørlige og sentrale Afrika.

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Alabama Bass reference image
Freshwater

Alabama Bass

Micropterus henshalli

Alabama Bass (Micropterus henshalli) er en svartabbor som er hjemmehørende i Mobile River-bassenget og nært beslektet med flekkabbor. Den foretrekker klare til moderat grumete bekker, reservoarer og etterslep med stein, treverk og stranddekke.

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Alligator Gar reference image
Freshwater

Alligatorgjørs

Atractosteus spatula

Alligatorgjørs er en stor, urgammel strålefinnet fisk i sakteflytende elver, bielver, meandere og flomsletter i Mississippi-bekkenet og nærliggende kystdreneringsområder. Den lurer på fisk ved overflaten og kan puste luft, noe som gjør at den overlever i vann med lite oksygen.

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American Gizzard Shad reference image
Freshwater

Amerikansk knivkvabb

Dorosoma cepedianum

Amerikansk knivkvabb er en sølvfarget clupeid byttefisk som er vanlig i varme, langsomrennende farvann over mye av det østlige og sentrale Nord-Amerika. Den lever av å filtrere plankton og detritus, og er viktig bytte for bass, malle, kreps og andre rovdyr.

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American Pickerel reference image
Freshwater

Amerikansk gjedde

Esox americanus

Amerikansk gjedde (Esox americanus) er en slank, bakholdsrovpredator fra gjeddefamilien som finnes i vegetasjonsrike ferskvann over hele det østlige Nord-Amerika. Den er mindre og mer elegant bygd enn vanlig gjedde eller muskellunge, med et andenebb-formet snute og kjedeaktige mønstre.

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Amur Carp reference image
Freshwater

Amur Carp

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) is a cyprinid carp native to East Asia and widely introduced beyond its original range. It inhabits warm, slow waters and is an adaptable bottom-feeder that can grow large in ponds, lakes, and lowland rivers.

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Amur Goby reference image
Freshwater

Amur Goby

Rhinogobius similis

Amur goby (Rhinogobius similis) is a small benthic goby associated with cool, clear running water. It is reported from freshwater streams and rivers in East Asia, but available public records can be scattered and some identifications in occurrence data may be uncertain.

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Freshwater

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Arapaima gigas is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, native to the Amazon Basin. It breathes air and often rolls or gulps at the surface, making it easy to notice but very challenging to land.

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