Fish Species Guide
Identify 58 common freshwater and saltwater gamefish found on U.S. waters.
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Alligator gar
Atractosteus spatula
American Red Snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salarLinnaeus, 1758
Australian grayling
Prototroctes maraenaGünther, 1864
Beluga sturgeon
Huso huso
Bighead carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Blue catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluefin tuna
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirusRafinesque, 1810
Bowfin
Amia calvaLinnaeus, 1766
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown trout
Salmo truttaLinnaeus, 1758
Chain pickerel
Esox nigerLesueur, 1818
Channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
Coho salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Common carp
Cyprinus carpioLinnaeus, 1758
Common snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Crappie
Cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Drum
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
European flounder
Platichthys flesus
Flathead catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Golden trout
Oncorhynchus aguabonita
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Hickory Shad
Alosa mediocris
Lake trout
Salvelinus namaycush
Largemouth bass
Micropterus nigricans
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongyMitchill, 1824
Northern pike
Esox luciusLinnaeus, 1758
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
Paddlefish
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pompano
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Rock bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Sailfish
Sauger
Sander canadensis
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Spanish mackerel
Striped bass
Morone saxatilis
Tarpon
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
Walleye
Sander vitreus
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
White marlin
Kajikia albida
Yellow bass
Morone mississippiensisD. S. Jordan & C. H. Eigenmann, 1887
Yellow perch
Perca flavescens
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacaresBonnaterre, 1788
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