Native Fish Resources

Identification Assistance

1. Feeder Tank Finds and Identification

Unknown fish must be photographed in the field. Photos from home aquaria will not be accepted.

Books and Other Publications

A forum to ask questions and discuss the various native fish related publications

Pictorial ID Key of Known Fishes

1. Northern Lampreys,
2. Sturgeons,
3. Paddlefishes,
4. Gars,
5. Bowfins,
6. Mooneyes,
7. Freshwater Eels,
8. Herrings and Shads,
9. Minnows and Carps,
10. Suckers,
11. North American Catfishes,
12. Pikes,
13. Mudminnows,
14. Smelts,
15. Salmonids,
16. Trout-Perches,
17. Pirate Perches,
18. Cavefishes,
19. New World Silversides,
20. Topminnows,
21. Poeciliids,
22. Goodeids,
23. Pupfishes,
24. Sticklebacks,
25. Pipefishes & Seahorses,
26. Sculpins,
27. Temperate Basses,
28. Sunfishes,
29. Perches & Darters,
30. Drums,
31. Pygmy Sunfishes,
32. American Soles

Regulations & Laws w/ Forms & Permits

1. Alabama,
2. Alaska,
3. Arizona,
4. Arkansas,
5. California,
6. Colorado,
7. Connecticut,
8. Delaware,
9. Florida,
10. Georgia,
11. Hawaii,
12. Idaho,
13. Illinois,
14. Indiana,
15. Iowa,
16. Kansas,
17. Kentucky,
18. Louisiana,
19. Maine,
20. Maryland,
21. Massachusetts,
22. Michigan,
23. Mississippi,
24. Minnesota,
25. Missouri,
26. Montana,
27. Nebraska,
28. Nevada,
29. New Hampshire,
30. New Jersey,
31. New Mexico,
32. New York,
33. North Carolina,
34. North Dakota,
35. Ohio,
36. Oklahoma,
37. Oregon,
38. Pennsylvania,
39. Rhode Island,
40. South Carolina,
41. South Dakota,
42. Tennessee,
43. Texas,
44. Utah,
45. Vermont,
46. Virginia,
47. Washington,
48. West Virginia,
49. Wisconsin,
50. Wyoming,
51. Canada - Provinces & Territories

Forum dedicated to regulations & laws, forms and permits

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