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Adorned with an armament of long, sharp spines, white perch are difficult for both anglers and predators to handle.
Prefer backwaters and slow-moving areas of larger rivers and streams as well as lakes and ponds. They appear to be more tolerant of brackish water than channel catfish.
Five species (and one hybrid, the “tiger trout”) exist in Connecticut. Only the brook trout and Atlantic salmon are native; the rest were introduced as sport fish.
Warmouths can be distinguished from other sunfishes by feeling for the patch of small teeth on the tongue.
Introductions of green sunfish have been implicated with adverse impacts on other fish species.
Native to China and Siberia, this gigantic freshwater fish has been widely stocked for weed control.
Gizzard shad were first observed in Connecticut during the late 1970s, apparently the result of a natural range expansion.
Commonly sold as bait, the golden shiner is our most common lake and pond minnow species.
Learn about native snake species in Connecticut and the conservation issues they face.
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced that the Lamont administration is awarding $7.5 million in grants to 18 municipalities and regional organizations under the second round of DEEP’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Grant Program.
The Office of Adjudications conducts public hearings and issues written decisions on permit applications and enforcement proceedings.
Public Participation in Hearings
Information on public participation in hearings including requesting a hearing, guidelines for public comments and intervening.
Forms used by the Office of Adjudications.
Not yet found in Connecticut, the Rudd has established populations in neighboring states.
Sculpins have a flattened head, large frog-like mouth and eyes, a scaleless body, and large fan-shaped pectoral fins.