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Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine habitats in many ways, especially the difference in levels of osmolarity .
List of freshwater aquarium fish species. A vast number of freshwater species have successfully adapted to live in aquariums. This list gives some examples of the most common species found in home aquariums.
Freshwater fish of the United States — species native to rivers, lakes, streams, and ephemeral waters within the U.S.
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only species in the genus Aplodinotus, and is a member of the family Sciaenidae. It is the only North American member of the group that inhabits freshwater for its entire life.
The walleye ( Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum ), also called the walleyed pike [3], yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, [4] is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European zander, also known as the pikeperch.
Lake whitefish. Lampetra ayresii. Largescale stoneroller. Laurel dace. List of fishes of Florida. Little Colorado spinedace. Longear sunfish. Longnose dace. Longnose gar.