Freshwater Fishes of Connecticut
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Learn about these huge, prehistoric fishes that are threatened and endangered in Connecticut.
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White crappie are so similar in appearance to black crappie that most Connecticut anglers probably do not recognize them as a separate species.
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It is unclear how or when bluntnose minnows arrived in Connecticut.
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Creek chubsucker populations have reportedly declined in streams that are subject to siltation.
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Closely related to fallfish, creek chubs build long ridges of gravel for nests.
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Blacknose dace are a native minnow that prefer the pools and rocky riffles of small headwater streams.
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How to Observe and Appreciate Fishes
Learn about all the ways you can watch Connecticut's many freshwater fishes!
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The pupfishes and killifishes are very similar and were once included in the same family.
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Prefer shallow, still areas of lakes and ponds and slow-flow areas of larger rivers and streams.
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Recent attempts to find longnose suckers in Connecticut have failed.
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Two estuarine/marine species of silversides exist in Connecticut. Both are schooling fish that occasionally enter freshwater areas of coastal rivers and streams.
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A popular baitfish, fathead minnows can be found at low abundance almost anywhere in Connecticut.
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Our largest minnow species, the fallfish, is misidentified by many as trout or "dace".
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Although central mudminnows look superficially like minnows or killifish, they are actually more closely related to pickerel and pike.
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Families of Connecticut Freshwater Fishes
Learn the defining characteristics of Connecticut's freshwater fish families!