United States of America - List of fishes

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convict cichlid

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

9 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

It easily accommodates to life in captivity, but it is aggressive toward smaller species. It breeds easily in aquarium: the male delineates a territory in which the female lays its eggs. After hatching, the pair will protect juveniles against potential predators.

black bullhead

Ameiurus melas

25 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

brown bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

25 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

mexican tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

8 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

alligator gar

Atractosteus spatula

200 cm

solitary

carnivorous

comanche springs pupfish

Cyprinodon elegans

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

everglades pygmy sunfish

Elassoma evergladei

3 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

gulf coast pygmy sunfish

Elassoma gilberti

2 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

northern pike

Esox lucius

60 cm

solitary

carnivorous

The pike’s jaws contain around 700 teeth. Females are larger than males which do not exceed 1 m long. Breeding occurs from February to April. Eggs are laid on vegetation in flooded areas. Fishermen enjoy it for its meat and for its fighting spirit.

greenside darter

Etheostoma blennioides

5 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

finescale saddled darter

Etheostoma osburni

7 cm

solitary

carnivorous

russetfin topminnow

Fundulus escambiae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

eastern mosquitofish

Gambusia holbrooki

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

rio grande cichlid

Herichthys cyanoguttatus

20 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

least killifish

Heterandria formosa

2 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

alabama hog sucker

Hypentelium etowanum

22 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

ohio lamprey

Ichthyomyzon bdellium

20 cm

solitary

carnivorous

spotted gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

100 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

shortnose gar

Lepisosteus platostomus

62.5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

8 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

longear sunfish

Lepomis megalotis

12 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

redeye bass

Micropterus coosae

30 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

largemouth black bass

Micropterus salmoides

50 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

rainbow shiner

Notropis chrosomus

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

tennessee shiner

Notropis leuciodus

6 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

yellowfin madtom

Noturus flavipinnis

8 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Salmonidae

60 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

The rainbow trout comes from the western United States where she was raised intensively since the beginning of the twentieth century. It was introduced in many parts of the world. In Europe, it sometimes supplants the native trout. In Wallonia, its introduction is prohibited in the natural environment.

yellow perch

Perca flavescens

20 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

sailfin molly

Poecilia latipinna

10 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae

30 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

United States of America - List of fishes

convict cichlid

black bullhead

brown bullhead

mexican tetra

alligator gar

comanche springs pupfish

everglades pygmy sunfish

gulf coast pygmy sunfish

northern pike

greenside darter

finescale saddled darter

russetfin topminnow

eastern mosquitofish

three-spined stickleback

rio grande cichlid

least killifish

alabama hog sucker

ohio lamprey

spotted gar

shortnose gar

pumpkinseed

longear sunfish

redeye bass

largemouth black bass

rainbow shiner

tennessee shiner

yellowfin madtom

Oncorhynchus mykiss

yellow perch

sailfin molly

Salvelinus fontinalis

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