Freshwater
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Both marine and freshwater killifishes are distributed throughout Central and Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Yucatan, including Cuba and Bermuda.
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Learn all about common carp, one of Connecticut's biggest and hardest fighting fish!
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Warmouths can be distinguished from other sunfishes by feeling for the patch of small teeth on the tongue.
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Apparently during Colonial times, “hogchokers” fed to pigs proved difficult to swallow.
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Striped mullet support important commercial fisheries in Southern states. Smaller fish are sold as bait.
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Four native stickleback species are found predominantly in marine and sometimes fresh waters of Connecticut. The males build and guard nests made out of aquatic vegetation, and they become darker and/or more brightly colored during the spawning season.
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Sometimes known as “frostfish.” For unclear reasons, Atlantic tomcod have recently experienced a precipitous decline in Connecticut and throughout much of their range.
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Learn more about this endangered, maybe native, and definitely not parasitic fish!
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The American eel is commonly used for bait and food, but is declining throughout much of its range.
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Sunfishes and Freshwater Basses
There are eleven sunfish species in Connecticut, only three of which are native.
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Fish Descriptions and Distribution Maps Explained
Learn how to interpret the fish descriptions and distribution maps used to describe the freshwater fishes of Connecticut!
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This easily overlooked minnow, the bridle shiner, is apparently declining throughout much of its range.
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Community fishing waters are lakes and ponds stocked with trout and channel catfish near urban communities.
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Where numerous, rainwater killifish are thought to be an effective control of mosquito larvae.
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All North American members of the family are important gamefish, and some support significant commercial fisheries.