TIDEBITE
Species
Fish species guide
146 saltwater and freshwater species. For each: the months to fish, when it feeds, the water temperature it likes, how big it grows and a tip for catching it.
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African tigerfish
Hydrocynus vittatusFresh
Albacore
Thunnus alalungaSea
American eel
Anguilla rostrataSea and fresh
American shad
Alosa sapidissimaSea and fresh
Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinusSea and fresh
Asp
Leuciscus aspiusFresh
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnusSea
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sardaSea
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhuaSea
Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossusSea
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurusSea
Atlantic lizardfish
Synodus saurusSea
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrusSea
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salarSea and fresh
Atlantic Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatusSea
Atlantic tarpon
Megalops atlanticusSea and fresh
Australasian snapper
Pagrus auratusSea
Australian salmon (kahawai)
Arripis truttaSeaB
Ballan wrasse
Labrus bergyltaSea
Barbel
Barbus barbusFresh
Barramundi
Lates calcariferSea and fresh
Black crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatusFresh
Black drum
Pogonias cromisSea
Black sea bass
Centropristis striataSea
Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharusSea
Blue catfish
Ictalurus furcatusFresh
Blue marlin
Makaira nigricansSea
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygusSea
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrixSea
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirusFresh
Bonefish
Albula vulpesSea
Bowfin
Amia calvaFresh
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalisFresh
Brown trout
Salmo truttaSea and fresh
Bullet tuna
Auxis rocheiSea
Burbot
Lota lotaFreshC
California halibut
Paralichthys californicusSea
California yellowtail
Seriola dorsalisSea
Channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatusFresh
Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytschaSea and fresh
Chub
Squalius cephalusFresh
Cobia
Rachycentron canadumSea
Coho salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutchSea and fresh
Comber
Serranus cabrillaSea
Common bream
Abramis bramaFresh
Common carp
Cyprinus carpioFresh
Common dentex
Dentex dentexSea
Common ling
Molva molvaSea
Common nase
Chondrostoma nasusFresh
Common snook
Centropomus undecimalisSea and fresh
Common sole
Solea soleaSea
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinacaSea
Coral trout
Plectropomus leopardusSea
Crucian carp
Carassius carassiusFresh
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Gag grouper
Mycteroperca microlepisSea
Garfish
Belone beloneSea
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilisSea
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurataSea
Golden mahseer
Tor putitoraFresh
Golden perch
Macquaria ambiguaFresh
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idellaFresh
Grayling
Thymallus thymallusFresh
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracudaSea
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumeriliSea
Greater weever
Trachinus dracoSea
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Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykissSea and fresh
Red drum (redfish)
Sciaenops ocellatusSea
Red grouper
Epinephelus morioSea
Red lionfish
Pterois volitansSea
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrusSea
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofaSea
Red snapper
Lutjanus campechanusSea
Roach
Rutilus rutilusFresh
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmusFreshS
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanuraSea
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterusSea
Saithe (coalfish)
Pollachius virensSea
Salema
Sarpa salpaSea
Sauger
Sander canadensisFresh
Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalusSea
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamisSea
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus caniculaSea
Smallmouth bass
Micropterus dolomieuFresh
Sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus nerkaSea and fresh
Spotted bass
Micropterus punctulatusFresh
Spotted seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosusSea
Striped bass
Morone saxatilisSea and fresh
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletusSea
Summer flounder (fluke)
Paralichthys dentatusSea
