List of fishes in Canada

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The following is a list of common fish species known to occur in the lakes and rivers of Canada.

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Common name	Scientific name	Image	Notes
Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus[1]
Green sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis
Bull trout	Salvelinus confluentus
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio carpio
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas
Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus
Flathead catfish	Pylodictis olivaris
Lake chub	Couesius plumbeus
Longnose gar	Lepisosteus osseus
Spotted gar	Lepisosteus oculatus
Northern pike	Esox lucius
Muskellunge	Esox masquinongy
Chain Pickerel	Esox niger
Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus
Largemouth bass	Micropterus salmoides
Smallmouth bass	Micropterus dolomieu
Rock bass	Ambloplites rupestris
Ruffe	Gymnocephalus cernuus
Walleye	Sander vitreus
White sucker	Catostomus commersonii
Yellow perch	Perca flavescens
Bowfin	Amia calva
Burbot	Lota lota
Arctic Lamprey	Lethenteron camtschaticum
Lake Sturgeon	Acipenser fulvescens
Goldeye	Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye	Hiodon tergisus
Western silvery minnow	Hybognathus argyritis
Brassy minnow	Hybognathus hankinsoni
Northern pearl dace	Margariscus nachtriebi
Emerald shiner	Notropis atherinoides
River shiner	Notropis blennius
Spottail shiner	Notropis hudsonius
Northern redbelly dace	Chrosomus eos
Finescale shiner	Chrosomus neogaeus
Flathead chub	Platygobio gracilis
Northern pikeminnow	Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Longnose dace	Rhinichthys cataractae
Redside shiner	Richardsonius balteatus
Quillback	Carpiodes cyprinus
Longnose sucker	Catostomus catostomus
Largescale sucker	Catostomus macrocheilus
Mountain sucker	Catostomus platyrhynchus
Silver redhorse	Moxostoma anisurum
Shorthead redhorse	Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Stonecat	Noturus flavus
Cisco	Coregonus artedi
Shortjaw cisco	Coregonus zenithicus
Lake whitefish	Coregonus clupeaformis

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