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Least Killifish
Heterandria formosa
Least Killifish (Heterandria formosa) is one of the world’s smallest freshwater fishes, with males much smaller than females. It is a livebearing fish that inhabits quiet, shallow vegetated waters; in many places it is more often studied than targeted by anglers.
Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) is a colorful Lepomis in small clear streams, ponds, and lakes across much of central and eastern North America. Males show vivid breeding colors and are aggressive nest-guarders, making them easy to catch when guarding colonies.
Longnose Dace
Rhinichthys cataractae
Longnose Dace is a small, streamlined cyprinid native to cool, clear streams and rivers across much of North America. It often holds in current seams and riffles, feeding on aquatic insects, algae, and tiny drift items from the bottom and midwater.
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) is a long-bodied freshwater predator with a very narrow, elongated snout and needlelike teeth. It inhabits slow rivers, backwaters, lakes, and reservoirs across eastern and central North America, often cruising near the surface.
Marbled Swamp Eel
Synbranchus marmoratus
Marbled Swamp Eel (Synbranchus marmoratus) is a mostly nocturnal, elongate freshwater fish that lives buried in mud or hidden in vegetated backwaters. It is air-breathing, hardy in low-oxygen water, and can survive short overland movements in wet conditions.
Mottled Sculpin
Cottus bairdii
Mottled Sculpin is a small, bottom-dwelling freshwater fish of cold, clear streams and rivers in North America. It hides under rocks by day and forages on aquatic insects, crayfish, and other benthic prey at night or in low light.
Mrigal Carp
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Mrigal carp is a South Asian freshwater cyprinid widely cultured and also found in rivers and floodplain waters. It is a bottom-feeding fish that roots through soft sediment for detritus and benthic organisms.
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.
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Muskellunge are large, apex freshwater ambush predators native to northern North America. They inhabit cool, vegetated lakes and large rivers, and are a prized but challenging trophy fish for anglers.
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Muskellunge to często spotykanym gatunkiem ryby, często spotykana w odpowiednie wody i miejsca ze strukturą dla tego gatunku. Ten opis obejmuje rozpoznawanie, siedlisko i wskazówki wędkarskie.
New Zealand Longfin Eel
Anguilla dieffenbachii
The New Zealand longfin eel is a large, endemic freshwater eel that can live for decades and migrate to the sea to spawn. It is one of the world’s longest-lived freshwater fishes and is closely tied to clean, connected river and lake systems.
Nile Perch
Lates niloticus
Large predatory freshwater fish native to African rivers and lakes, including the Nile basin and Lake Victoria. It is a powerful ambush hunter and one of Africa’s most important commercial and recreational species.