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Freshwater

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Channel Catfish é uma espécie de peixe comum encontrado frequentemente em águas adequadas e zonas com estrutura para esta espécie. Este guia resume identificação, habitat e cuidados de pesca.

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Freshwater

Chinese Sleeper

Perccottus glenii

Chinese sleeper (Perccottus glenii) is a small, hardy goby-like freshwater fish native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere. It favors still or slow waters and is often associated with dense aquatic vegetation and soft bottoms.

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Freshwater

Climbing Perch

Anabas testudineus

Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus) is a hardy air-breathing fish of ponds, ditches, floodplains, and rice fields across South and Southeast Asia. It can survive low oxygen and short overland movements in damp conditions, making it a resilient invasive in some regions.

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Freshwater

Common Barbel

Barbus barbus

The Common Barbel is a large cyprinid fish native to major European river systems, including the Danube, Rhine, Elbe, and Loire basins. It possesses four distinctive sensory barbels around its mouth which it uses to detect bottom-dwelling prey in clean, fast-flowing waters. Prized by specialist anglers for its fighting ability, this species is primarily caught using bottom-fishing techniques with

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Freshwater

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Common Bream (Abramis brama) is a deep-bodied cyprinid of slow rivers, canals, lakes, and reservoirs with soft bottoms and abundant plant growth. It feeds mostly near the bottom on invertebrates and detritus, and larger fish can become more plankton- and benthic-feeding.

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Freshwater

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Common Bream é uma espécie de peixe comum encontrado frequentemente em águas adequadas e zonas com estrutura para esta espécie. Este guia resume identificação, habitat e cuidados de pesca.

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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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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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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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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 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.

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