Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)

The most widely distributed member of the Percidae family, the yellow perch is one of the best loved and most pursued of all freshwater fi...

White Perch (Morone americana)

White perch are abundant in some places, rare in others, similar enough to other species to be misidentified, and underappreciated as table ...

Paddlefish

Members of the primitive Polyodontidae family of bony fish, paddlefish are distant relatives of sturgeon, whose closest living relatives ar...

Tiger Muskellunge

A member of the Esocidae family, the tiger muskellunge is a distinctively marked hybrid fish produced when true muskellunge (E. masquinon...

Muskellunge

The muskellunge is the largest member of the Esocidae family of pike. Its name is derived from the native Indian word maskinonge, which h...

Mullet

Mullet belong to the Mugilidae family, a group of roughly 70 species whose members range worldwide in shallow, warm seas. A few species l...

Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis affinis)

The mosquitofish is a member of the large Poeciliidae family of livebearers, which is closely related to killifish or cyprinodonts, diffe...

Mooneye

A member of the Hiodontidae family, the mooneye is a close relative and very similar in appearance to the better known goldeye (see). It...

Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)

The fathead minnow is a small, hardy, and widely cultivated member of the Cyprinidae family of minnows that is commonly used as bait, and...

Brown Madtom

The brown madtom is a widely distributed and relatively common member of the madtoms. This diminutive catfish may be used in bait fishing ...