Wild Goldfish are native to China but are now found in Lakes, ponds, and sloughs across the USA. They might be found where ever there is a combination of warm water, soft bottom and vegetation. Goldfish can hybridize with common carp and can compete with native fish. They should not be release into the wild. … Read more
The Mayan cichlid is native to some Central American waters of southeastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The mayan cichlid is not native to Florida, where this one was caught, but have established themselves in Southern portions of Florida. The Mayan cichlid has a general appearance of North American sunfishs. The body is of … Read more
Picture of a live Cutthroat Trout feeding on the waters surface through a hole cut in the ice by ice fisherman. The fish looks alot like a brown trout from above when the throat isn’t visible but the number of spots on the tailfin is a clear indication that this is not a brown trout.
The European perch (Perca fluviatilis) is found in Europe and northern Asia. It is usually dark green with red fins. It has been introduced into both New Zealand and Australia for commercial purposes. European perch occurs in slow-flowing rivers and deep lakes. They are most common in some of the brackish waters of the Baltic … Read more
Giant Damsel as the name implies is huge for a damsel fish. Most damsel fish raach only a few inches in length, but the Giant Damsel as you can see gets quite a bit larger. They range in the Pacific ocean from the central Gulf of California to the Galapagos islands and from north of australia … Read more
The Bigeye Scad is bluish-green to green above fading to white below. They have a black spot at the rear of the gill plate and sometimes a yellowish stripe along the side of the body. Bigeye Scad are a schooling pelagic species that occurs in tropical inshore waters circumglobly.
Yellow bullheads range from the Great Lakes to Texas. Yellow bullheads make nests in mud bottoms to spawn. Both parents then guard the nest. The eggs hatch in less than a week. The young bullheads then school i tight schools which are guarded by parents. Yellow bullheads can be distinguished by the round to flat … Read more
The Spotted Sunfish are covered with small black spots. The spots on the body are very evenly distributed in horizontal rows giving the breast of the sunfish a very distinct look once you have seen a few of them. The color of Lepomis punctatus can range in color from black to red-orange males to yellow-brown … Read more
The Yellowhead Wrasse lives in the Western Atlantic from Bermuda and southern Florida, south to Brazil. They can be found on both shallow water and deep water reefs as well as rocky ledges. They feed on invertebrates and sometimes smaller fish. The yellowhead wrasse begins its life cycle as a female and as the animal … Read more
Saugeye, is a cross between a Sauger and a Walleye. Saugeye are produced artificially interbreeding male sauger and female walleye. Saugeye have some features of both parent species. Identified by two things main features, the lower portion of tail is light and rear portion of dorsal has the black spot. Also blotches don’t look quite … Read more