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Overviews for major species groups
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What are Species of Greatest Conservation Need and State Assessment Priority Species, and how were they identified?
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The most popular gamefish in the country, the largemouth bass is also the principal predator in most of our state’s lakes and ponds and thus plays a key role in the health of aquatic ecosystems.
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The northern pike is Connecticut’s largest strictly freshwater gamefish.
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Kokanee prefer relatively clear lakes with cold, well-oxygenated water.
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Looking a lot like other shiners gave the mimic shiner its name.
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The longnose dace has a hydrodynamic body similar to a miniature sturgeon that helps it hold near the bottom in fast water.
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Recent attempts to find longnose suckers in Connecticut have failed.
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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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They are sold as bait at coastal bait shops (where they are often called “killies” or “mummies”) and are popular due to their toughness and ability to survive in fresh water.
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Ninespine stickleback males build little tunnel-shaped nests out of bits of vegetation.
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Hybrids are more common in unfished or lightly fished waters, most likely because they are easier to catch than the parent species and are thus removed more quickly from heavily fished waters.
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Also known as “tidewater” silverside. They are less common than and very difficult to distinguish from the Atlantic silverside without magnification.
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Learn about goldfish in Connecticut, an introduced species that is native to Asia and common in urban ponds.
