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Freshwater

Hornyhead Chub

Nocomis biguttatus

Hornyhead Chub (*Nocomis biguttatus*) is a stout minnow of clear, cool streams in central North America, best known for the male’s head tubercles and nest-building with pebbles. It is not a major game fish, but it’s a useful bait species and often found over gravel runs and riffles.

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Ide reference image
Freshwater

Ide

Leuciscus idus

Ide 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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Iowa Darter reference image
Freshwater

Iowa Darter

Etheostoma exile

The Iowa darter is a small, slender North American stream and lake fish in the perch family, often found over sand or fine gravel with aquatic vegetation. It’s colorful in breeding season and usually goes unnoticed because of its tiny size and benthic habits.

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Jaguar Guapote reference image
Freshwater

Jaguar Guapote

Parachromis managuensis

Jaguar Guapote is a large Central American cichlid with a bold jaguar-like pattern and a strong predatory streak. Native to freshwater systems, it is now widely established in some warm waters outside its native range.

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Javaen Barb reference image
Freshwater

Javaen Barb

Systomus rubripinnis

Javaen Barb (Systomus rubripinnis) is a Southeast Asian cyprinid commonly found in slow to moderate tropical freshwater streams and rivers. It is a schooling, bottom-leaning omnivore that feeds on छोटे invertebrates, algae, and detritus.

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Freshwater

Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum) is a small North American freshwater darter found in clear streams, rivers, lakeshores, and sometimes quiet pools over sand, gravel, or rubble. It feeds on tiny aquatic insects and other benthic invertebrates and is generally not targeted by anglers.

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Freshwater

Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

Lake trout are a large, cold-water char native to deep northern lakes, where they often suspend offshore or hold near steep drop-offs. They can grow very large and are prized for firm, rich flesh, but many populations are slow-growing and vulnerable to overharvest.

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Freshwater

Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

Lake Trout 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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Largemouth bass in shallow water
Freshwater

Achigã

Micropterus salmoides

Achigã 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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Largescale Stoneroller reference image
Freshwater

Largescale Stoneroller

Campostoma oligolepis

Largescale Stoneroller is a small North American minnow that grazes algae and organic films in clear, shallow streams. It is not a common sport fish; anglers usually catch it incidentally while fishing creeks and small rivers.

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Freshwater

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.

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Freshwater

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.

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