List of fishes in Canada

The following is a list of common fish species known to occur in the lakes and rivers of Canada.

List

Common name Scientific name Image Notes
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus[1]
Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common carp Cyprinus carpio carpio
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Lake chub Couesius plumbeus
Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus
Spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Northern pike Esox lucius
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
Chain Pickerel Esox niger
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris
Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus
Walleye Sander vitreus
White sucker Catostomus commersonii
Yellow perch Perca flavescens
Bowfin Amia calva
Burbot Lota lota
Arctic Lamprey Lethenteron camtschaticum
Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
Western silvery minnow Hybognathus argyritis
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
Northern pearl dace Margariscus nachtriebi
Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides
River shiner Notropis blennius
Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius
Northern redbelly dace Chrosomus eos
Finescale shiner Chrosomus neogaeus
Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis
Northern pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus
Largescale sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
Mountain sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Stonecat Noturus flavus
Cisco Coregonus artedi
Shortjaw cisco Coregonus zenithicus
Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis

References

  1. Condition-dependent nesting in bluegill sunfish Lepomis macrochirus, Journal of Animal Ecology 2006; 75: 627–633.
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