I like catching fish and identifying them. Here is my life list.
North America, freshwater:
- Ausable River, N.Y. (northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass)
- Berry Head Pond, Nfld. (brook trout)
- Chambly Canal, Que. (yellow perch)
- Davis Lake, Ont. (smallmouth bass, rock bass)
- Great Slave Lake, N.W.T. (northern pike)
- Kakisa River, N.W.T. (northern pike)
- Lac des Seize Îles, Que. (pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass)
- Lac Garry, Que. (many small fish of the same species, probably creek chub or fallfish)
- Lac Jean-Péré, Que. (fallfish, yellow perch)
- Lac Odelin, Que. (northern pike)
- Lac Sans Bout, Que. (creek chub)
- Lac Vingt Sous, Que. (yellow perch)
- Lachine Canal, Que. (yellow perch, pumpkinseed, round goby)
- Red River, Man. (black bullhead)
- Rivière du Diable, Que. (northern pike, fallfish)
- Rivière des Prairies, Que. (shorthead redhorse, yellow perch)
- Rivière Matawin, Que. (fallfish, yellow perch)
- Shannon Lake, B.C. (largemouth bass)
- South Anna River, Va. (redbreast sunfish, fallfish)
- St. Lawrence River, Que. (yellow perch, tench)
Total number of species: 14
(In Canada: 13)
North America, saltwater:
- Newport, R.I. (scup)
- Cayo Coco, Cuba (great barracuda)
Europe, freshwater:
- Atkin’s Water (Cambs.), England (common carp, common roach, common rudd)
- Hobson’s Brook (Cambs.), England (threespine stickleback)
- Magpie Lake (Cambs.), England (common roach, common rudd, european perch)
- River Cam, England (bleak, common dace, common gudgeon, common roach, common rudd, european chub, european minnow)
- River Granta, England (brown trout, common roach)
- River Great Ouse, England (bleak, common bream, common gudgeon, common roach, common rudd, european perch, silver bream)
- Vicar’s Brook (Cambs.), England (common dace, european minnow)
Total number of species: 13
Asia, freshwater:
- Kallang River, Singapore (cichlid, genus Vieja)
I had thought this was a flowerhorn before some iNaturalist users corrected me, though they were unable to
identify its precise species. If you think you know what this fish is, chip in to the conversation
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