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Atlantic Salmon
Scientific name: Salmo salar, Habitat: North Atlantic Ocean, rivers, Diet: Squid, shrimp, fish
Chinook Salmon
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Habitat: North Pacific Ocean, rivers of North America and Asia, Diet: Smaller fish, squid, crustaceans
Rainbow Trout
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus mykiss, Habitat: Cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Diet: Insects, crustaceans, small fish
Bowfin
Scientific name: Amia calva, Habitat: Slow-moving streams, swamps, and marshes, Diet: Fish, crayfish, insects, small mammals
Arctic Char
Scientific name: Salvelinus alpinus, Habitat: Cold-water lakes and arctic/subarctic coastal waters, Diet: Zooplankton, insects, small fish
Tench
Scientific name: Tinca tinca, Habitat: Calm, vegetated lakes, ponds and rivers, Diet: Invertebrates, plant material
Rock Bass
Scientific name: Ambloplites rupestris, Habitat: Clear lakes and streams with rocky bottoms, Diet: Insects, small crustaceans, fish
American Shad
Scientific name: Alosa sapidissima, Habitat: Atlantic Ocean, eastern North American rivers, Diet: Plankton, small crustaceans and fish larvae
Yellow Perch
Scientific name: Perca flavescens, Habitat: Lakes, ponds, and rivers, Diet: Small fish, insect larvae, crustaceans
American Eel
Scientific name: Anguilla rostrata, Habitat: Rivers, coastal marine waters, Diet: Invertebrates, fish, small mammals
Channel Catfish
Scientific name: Ictalurus punctatus, Habitat: Freshwater lakes and large rivers, Diet: Fish, plants, seeds, insects
Sturgeon
Scientific name: Acipenser spp., Habitat: Large rivers and coastal waters, Diet: Worms, crustaceans, mollusks, small fish
Brook Trout
Scientific name: Salvelinus fontinalis, Habitat: Clear, cold streams and lakes, Diet: Aquatic insects, crustaceans, small fish
Redear Sunfish
Scientific name: Lepomis microlophus, Habitat: Ponds, lakes, rivers, reservoirs, Diet: Snails, insects, and small fish
Bullhead Catfish
Scientific name: Ameiurus spp., Habitat: Ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers, Diet: Plants, detritus, insects, fish
White Bass
Scientific name: Morone chrysops, Habitat: Lakes and rivers, Diet: Small fish, aquatic insects
Tilapia
Scientific name: Oreochromis spp., Habitat: Fresh and brackish water, Diet: Algae, plants, small invertebrates
Sockeye Salmon
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus nerka, Habitat: North Pacific, freshwater lakes and rivers, Diet: Zooplankton, insects, fish
Largemouth Bass
Scientific name: Micropterus salmoides, Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers, Diet: Fish, insects, crayfish
Freshwater Drum
Scientific name: Aplodinotus grunniens, Habitat: Lakes, rivers, and estuaries, Diet: Insects, zooplankton, shrimp, small fish
Striped Bass
Scientific name: Morone saxatilis, Habitat: Coastal estuaries, rivers, lakes, Diet: Fish, squid, and crustaceans
Flathead Catfish
Scientific name: Pylodictis olivaris, Habitat: Rivers, streams, reservoirs, estuaries, Diet: Fish, mollusks, crustaceans
Common Carp
Scientific name: Cyprinus carpio, Habitat: Large rivers and lakes, Diet: Plants, insects, crustaceans, fish
Brown Trout
Scientific name: Salmo trutta, Habitat: Clear, cool rivers and lakes, Diet: Insects, fish, crustaceans
Pumpkinseed
Scientific name: Lepomis gibbosus, Habitat: Ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, Diet: Insects, snails, small fish
Green Sunfish
Scientific name: Lepomis cyanellus, Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, Diet: Insects, crustaceans, small fish
Northern Pike
Scientific name: Esox lucius, Habitat: Freshwater, brackish environments, lakes and rivers, Diet: Fish, amphibians, and small mammals
Muskellunge
Scientific name: Esox masquinongy, Habitat: Clear vegetated lakes, slow-moving rivers, Diet: Fish, frogs, muskrats, birds
White Crappie
Scientific name: Pomoxis annularis, Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers with low current, Diet: Small fish, aquatic insects, zooplankton
Smallmouth Bass
Scientific name: Micropterus dolomieu, Habitat: Clear, cool, rocky rivers and lakes, Diet: Insects, crayfish, small fish
Bluegill
Scientific name: Lepomis macrochirus, Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams and rivers, Diet: Insects, insect larvae, small fish
Grass Carp
Scientific name: Ctenopharyngodon idella, Habitat: Lakes, rivers, ponds, Diet: Aquatic plants, occasionally insects and crustaceans
Gar
Scientific name: Lepisosteus spp., Habitat: Slow-moving rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, Diet: Fish, amphibians, and crustaceans
Sauger
Scientific name: Sander canadensis, Habitat: Riverine environments and lake waters, Diet: Worms, crustaceans, small fish
Coho Salmon
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus kisutch, Habitat: Pacific Ocean, streams and small rivers, Diet: Insects, plankton, fish
Pink Salmon
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Habitat: Northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent river systems, Diet: Small fish, squid, zooplankton
European Perch
Scientific name: Perca fluviatilis, Habitat: Freshwater rivers, lakes, ponds, Diet: Small fish, insects, crustaceans
Golden Trout
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Habitat: High mountain streams, lakes, Diet: Aquatic insects, small crustaceans
Bream
Scientific name: Abramis brama, Habitat: Ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers, Diet: Invertebrates, plants
Walleye
Scientific name: Sander vitreus, Habitat: Temperate, freshwater lakes and rivers, Diet: Small fish, insect larvae, crustaceans
Alewife
Scientific name: Alosa pseudoharengus, Habitat: Atlantic coast and inland lakes and rivers, Diet: Zooplankton, small fish and crustaceans
Silver Carp
Scientific name: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Habitat: Rivers and lakes, Diet: Phytoplankton, zooplankton
Roach
Scientific name: Rutilus rutilus, Habitat: Lakes, ponds, rivers, Diet: Plant material, invertebrates, small fish
Black Crappie
Scientific name: Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Habitat: Freshwater lakes, ponds, and large rivers, Diet: Small fish, insects, zooplankton
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