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Fish of Canada

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pike
species of fish
rainbow trout
fresh-water species of fish
sea lamprey
species of chordates
American paddlefish
planktivorous freshwater fish in the Polyodontidae family native to North America
Ameiurus nebulosus
species of fish
ninespine stickleback
species of fish
Esox masquinongy
Oncorhynchus clarkii
species of fish
American eel
species of fish
Walleye
The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European zander, also known as the pikeperch. The walleye is sometimes called the yellow walleye to distinguish it from the blue walleye, which is a color morph that was once found in the southern Ontario and Quebec regions, but is now presumed extinct. However, recent genetic analysis of a preserved (frozen) 'blue walley
Pacific cod
species of fish
shortnose sturgeon
species of fish
Coregonus autumnalis
species of fish
Lake sturgeon
species of fish
Arctic grayling
species of fish
Alewife
species of shad
Somniosus pacificus
species of fish
Coregonus artedi
species of fish
Pacific electric ray
species of fish
Black crappie
species of fish
Mummichog
The mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) is a small killifish found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada. Also known as Atlantic killifish, mummies, gudgeons, and mud minnows, these fish inhabit brackish and coastal waters including estuaries and salt marshes. The species is noted for its hardiness and ability to tolerate highly variable salinity, temperature fluctuations from , very low oxygen levels (down to 1 mg/L), and heavily polluted ecosystems. As a result, the mummichog is a popular research subject in embryological, physiological, and toxicological studies. It is
yellow bullhead
species of fish
Prosopium cylindraceum
species of fish
Mountain whitefish
species of fish
Noturus
Madtoms are freshwater catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the genus Noturus of the family Ictaluridae. It is the most species-rich genus of catfish in North America, native to the central and eastern United States, and adjacent parts of Canada. Their fin spines contain a mild venom with a sting comparable to that of a honey bee.
Lycodes vahlii
species of fish
Golden shiner
species of fish
Fundulus diaphanus
species of fish
Silver Redhorse
species of fish
Raja stellulata
species of fish
Artedius
Artedius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Blacknose dace
species of fish
Semotilus atromaculatus
species of fish
Coregonus zenithicus
species of fish
Etheostoma olmstedi
species of fish
emerald shiner
species of fish
Ichthyomyzon fossor
species of chordates
Fundulus notatus
species of fish
Lake lamprey
species of chordates
Hornyhead chub
species of fish
Lake chub
species of fish
Hybognathus hankinsoni
species of fish
Coastrange sculpin
species of fish
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
species of chordates
Platygobio gracilis
species of fish
Cyclopteropsis jordani
species of fish
coastal cutthroat trout
subspecies of fish